Allen Millyard using up his leftovers

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His vids do make me smile, he makes elements of his build sound so run of the mill and trivial when in reality they require a fair bit of thought, and to most people, they really wouldn't be anything like as easy as he makes it sound.
I like that bike more than his additional cylinder(s) ones, and would love a go on it
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I wonder how long the engines he builds would run for.
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Julian_Boolean wrote: Mon Dec 07, 2020 10:11 am I wonder how long the engines he builds would run for.
Yup, must admit, that thought crossed my mind too.
I don't think that I be taking them on any long trips or track days, but they are really decent accomplishments for a bloke in a shed IMO, and something I aspire to
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I think you'd be okay for a trackday, if you look at some of the bikes raced in the 1970s they were of a similar standard.

I know a couple of people who've made a straight four 500 and a 700 by joining two LC engines together, apparently it's not that difficult, but you need 3 cranks and to know a very good welder.
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Sounds crisp. 8-)
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Massive respect for his engineering skills.

I did wince when he took that 6 cylinder zed for a spin with no gloves on.
And I was gripping my seat when he was hurlting down those muddy lanes on this twin.

This 500 seemed very tractable pulling from low revs and picking up nicely - not peaky like I remember two strokes being.
The single front disc didn't look up to much but then I guess theres not much weight in the bike.
I'd love a go on it as well. Where do we form a queue?
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If he's used stock barrels it won't be peaky, H2s were quite torquey, I think the redline was at about 8000 rpm, the power wasn't the scary thing about H2s, it was the weedy frame and pathetic brakes.
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He was pitted next to us at the Prescott hill climb when a friend was racing his Rudge.

Him and his son made multiple passes on a selection of his bikes, neither was holding anything back. His son was wheelying the five cylinder Kawasaki on all the straight bits.

The Viper has been to Elvington and done a fair few miles.

He used to work at Aldermaston so I'm hoping his stuff is very reliable.
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crust wrote: Tue Dec 08, 2020 3:03 pm He used to work at Aldermaston so I'm hoping his stuff is very reliable.
I know someone who worked with him there