In the two stroke memories thread, Signal from New Zealand posted about a one off custom build Yamaha RD700, and it sparked my memories of some other custom engine builds that I had read about.
When I started trying to find articles about them online, one name kept popping up, Allen Millyard.
Google Allen Millyard Kawasaki's and go on YouTube and search Allen Millyard motorcycles and you can see them running and riding.
Just a few,
Kawasaki Z1600 V8
Kawasaki Z2300 V12
Various 4 and 5 cylinder two strokes from 850's to 1000cc and well over 120 rear wheel HP
Then there is the wonderfully bizarre Flying Millyard, V-Twin made from 1930's Pratt and Whitney radial airplane engine jugs and heads, 4,888 cc of fun. You can see multiple videos of this engine starting and the bike going down the road on YouTube.
Or how about a 500 HP Dodge Viper stuffed in an absolutely HUGE MOTORCYCLE! Yup, you can see that one running and riding on YouTube also.
He is still at it. Check out this video posted just last month on YouTube. A 374cc 6 cylinder motor first start up. It absolutely screams! It looks like some factory race engine Honda would have campaigned in the early 70's. This guy does all his own machine work , builds his own cranks, and his work is amazing. He has several bikes in the world famous Barber motorcycle museum. The guy is a mad genius.
When I started trying to find articles about them online, one name kept popping up, Allen Millyard.
Google Allen Millyard Kawasaki's and go on YouTube and search Allen Millyard motorcycles and you can see them running and riding.
Just a few,
Kawasaki Z1600 V8
Kawasaki Z2300 V12
Various 4 and 5 cylinder two strokes from 850's to 1000cc and well over 120 rear wheel HP
Then there is the wonderfully bizarre Flying Millyard, V-Twin made from 1930's Pratt and Whitney radial airplane engine jugs and heads, 4,888 cc of fun. You can see multiple videos of this engine starting and the bike going down the road on YouTube.
Or how about a 500 HP Dodge Viper stuffed in an absolutely HUGE MOTORCYCLE! Yup, you can see that one running and riding on YouTube also.
He is still at it. Check out this video posted just last month on YouTube. A 374cc 6 cylinder motor first start up. It absolutely screams! It looks like some factory race engine Honda would have campaigned in the early 70's. This guy does all his own machine work , builds his own cranks, and his work is amazing. He has several bikes in the world famous Barber motorcycle museum. The guy is a mad genius.