Allen Millyard restores the Norton Nemesis V8 for the National Motorcycle Museum… In 1998, at the Dorchester Hotel in London, Norton unveiled what was intended to be the world’s fastest production motorcycle, the 235-bhp […]
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KH Five: 5-Cylinder Kawasaki Widowmaker!
Kawasaki Quintuple: 883cc 5-Cylinder Two-Stroke from Allen Millyard… Recently, we’ve been looking back at the many mind-blowing creations of Allen Millyard, the mild-mannered English gentleman known for shed-built specials that defy belief. In the past […]
Super Six II: 1522cc Kawasaki Z1 Six-Cylinder
Allen Millyard’s Second, More Powerful Six-Cylinder Zed… In our estimation, Allen Millyard is nothing short of a motorcycling treasure. While the retired nuclear engineer and motorcycle mad scientist hails from England, his creations have dropped […]
World’s Smallest V-Twin Motorcycle: Honda “SS100”
99cc Honda SS50 V-Twin from Allen Millyard… Introduced in 1967, the Honda SS50 was a schoolboy’s dream. The 49cc OHC four-stroke featured a long race-style tank, gorgeous heat-shielded high-line exhaust, and even a café-style bum […]
Shed Zed: 1396cc Kawasaki Z1 “Super Six”
Six-Cylinder Z1 from Allen Millyard… Lately we’ve been highlighting a few of the mind-blowing shed-built specials from one of the world’s most legendary builders, Allen Millyard. As many of you know, Millyard is a […]
The Z1600: 1600cc Kawasaki V8 Motorcycle
Allen Millyard’s Kawasaki “Z1600” V8 Special… Recently we’ve been doing a number of features on the mind-blowing creations of Allen Millyard. The mild-mannered tea-drinking English gentleman is renowned for constructing bikes around his own shed-built […]
2300cc Zed: Kawasaki Z2300 V12 Motorcycle
2.3L Kawasaki KZ2300 V12 Special from Allen Millyard… If you love motorcycles and haven’t been living under a rock for the last quarter century, you likely know the name Allen Millyard. The UK-based shed builder […]
1000cc Widowmaker: Kawasaki H2 Mach IV 1000-4
120-bhp 1000cc 4-cylinder Widowmaker from Allen Millyard… Introduced in late 1971, the Kawasaki H2 Mach IV 750 was the fastest-accelerating, scariest production machine money could buy. The 748cc air-cooled two-stroke triple-cylinder engine made 74 brake […]
The Millyard Viper: 8000cc Viper V10 Custom Motorcycle
Allen Millyard’s 8000cc, 500-bhp Motorcycle Special… Engineer and custom bike builder Allen Millyard will go down as one of the greatest custom motorcycle builders of the past century, best known for his multi-cylinder specials […]
5000cc V-Twin! “The Flying Millyard”
No Replacement for Displacement… Allen Millyard is nothing short of a living legend, an engineer and custom bike builder best known for his mind-blowing multi-cylinder motorcycle specials that defy mechanical belief. The first time we […]
