I can just picture the board meeting at Norton. "Right chaps, we want to make every single maintenance job as tricky and over-complex as possible, and every component as different as possible to anything that has ever been done before.".
I'm Proposing that Allen is put forward for a Knighthood! He's a British National Treasure! Sir Allen and Lady Tracey Millyard has a great ring to it and he's got more reason to be on the Honours List than most of the idiots that are awarded an Honour! "In recognition of his amazing Motorcycle Engineering Skills and Abilities."
Allen, I work as an Engineer, but after watching nearly all of your videos I feel as though I might aswell be playing with lego sets...... You've really inspired me to up my game professionally but more importantly spend more time in my garage making and repairing stuff not to mention learning new skills. Very best of luck to you and all your future projects. I'll be trying that cake recipe too so please send on thanks to Tracy for it. Ben in Ireland🔧🔧🔧🔧
Hi Ben this boiled fruit cake recipe is different to mine did you use cherries ie frozen would love to make this love watching the cake clips what a lovely couple. Allen is absolutely brilliant I dont understand most of it but its fascinating to watch with my husband who is a little more mechanically minded
And quite rightly so. I can't imagine there are that many people who are going to be getting hired to get a one-off bike running and, having seen what Allen is capable of in previous videos, probably hear him saying "I can take it apart and rebuild it so it runs properly, no sweat."
It is a compliment to Allen but, and I might be projecting with this, I didn't think he sounded as enthusiastic in this video as he usually is with his own projects.
@paulketchupwitheverything767 I think he'll be more enthusiastic when he starts stripping the engine. Plus I'm sure hes not doing it for free, bills have to be paid....
Having watched a number of channels who do disassembly of car and motorbike engines, I realise there is something that almost all other mechanics use - but Allen never does. A lot of other mechanics do so much of their work with an impact driver gun to remove bolts etc - but Allen never does. So his work seems more peaceful, more Zen!!
that front fork and wheel design mighty be the silliest thing ive ever seen, and a nightmare for service lol...i bet it cost 20x a normal prototype fork/ wheel setup too
If they made something like the front fork and front brake so weird and complex, then we will likely be in for some jaw dropping moments with the rest of the bike.
This is the most mental thing I’ve ever seen about a motorcycle. It’s a miracle that you didn’t encounter any fasteners or parts that were rusted, corroded, fused together, damaged or stripped. Looking forward to watching the next chapter in how you bring this creature back to life.
Thanks Allen, I've been waiting with anticipation for the next part of this saga since James Hewing gave you the challenge, can you just imagine this bike at the TT ( with tyre changes etc) all the best taking it to 140mph.😮😊
My eyes almost popped out of my head when I read "Norton 1500 V8". What a treat we have in store. And who better to give the bike to, to bring his expertise to bear?
I have never seen a motorcycle engineered like this one. It is truly unique. They could not have picked a better man to do the job of restoring it. I am looking forward to seeing future videos about this bike. Or any other videos from Allen Millyard.
This is just so great. I remember reading about This V8, and I felt so sorry when Norton collapsed once again and the V8 project was halted. You sir, are a true engeneering god!
It must be an exceptional honour to be trusted to restore such an iconic prototype and quite a relief for the museum that Allen agreed to take it on. I'd bet they threw a party when he said yes. What a palaver just to get the wheel out.
Another trip down the “amazing engineering “ universe. This is already a masterpiece, a design that takes a couple of hours to change brakes! Whooda thunk?
My late father was a huge fan of Nortons with their TT successes in the 30s and 50s but I think he would have watched this in complete disbelief that they could have designed this with such complications. I seem to recall from Henry's show that when NMM challenged him to achieve a certain speed on the bike he believed the prototype had never been properly run and had been pushed downhill to get some publicity shots. So it's completely untested. If anyone can sort it AM can, his work is of the highest standard and comes from within his own genius, somewhat reminiscent of Frederick Henry Royce. I love your style and methodology Allen and look forward to seeing the finished result. Thank you for videoing your progress for us.
The first time i saw the Nemesis photos when it was first shown I thought to myself "But you can't get the front wheel out!". Gratified to find that I was right and not missing something.
Absolutely the most complex front fork, brake assembly ever devised. Can’t imagine what the advantages would be. Thanks for undertaking such a interesting project!
As the tailend of the NVT>Norton collective, I'd guess the attributes chiefly were... uniqueness, cool factor looks, very large spindle, and manufacturer level management bagging rights whilst pissed/drunk at an event saying (allegedly)... _'You know that lovely (hic) assembly of parts cost £35k to (hic) design, cast, machine & (hic) assemble....'_
@@everTriumph ..torsionally?.. Yes, with regard to the locator pegs/dowels & clamping bolts where a fork 'brace' would be, and the massive spindle, just hope the actual fork leg oleo's were also of a material specification & wall thickness to work well with that additional torsional rigidity & weightier unsprung loadings, likely not by much, as since only one or two were built, the oleo legs are probably the larger/largest size Norton had immediately available to them to cut some costs & corners, versus the stressed engine & main frame being their IMHO chief priority. But I am just musing guesstimatingly.
If you watch the “making of” series on the Nemesis they had plans to have the entire suspension computer controlled to dive the front and raise the rear during acceleration to get more force on the rear wheel. I can only imagine all the passage ways etc were with that in mind. I’m not justifying it, just pondering.
Norton in name only of course by 1988. Designed by (or for) a fashion designer Al Mellng. What a horrendous piece of engineering, looking forward to seeing some more of it.
Solving engineering problems that had been solved in a much simpler way decades before... I'm surprised they didn't re-invent the wheel! :D Excellent video as always. I love the calm, the clock and the kitchen intermission...
A new Allen Millyard video, just perfect on a Saturday evening. Absolutely amazing, I'm really pleased with that. This has all the hallmarks of another enjoyable strip and rebuild. I can't get enough of these relaxing videos without music, just pure engineering eye candy.
Where else can I come for mechanical excellence and cake recipes. Truly a man after my own heart. Thanks for another great vid. Can't wait for the next installment. V8!!! My word!
Allen, you're absolutely the right man for the job to get this bike running properly. With all experience you have of building bikes that most of us regards as impossible to make without unlimited resources.
To be assigned to, and trusted with, this bike project just shows what a very high regard Allen is rightly held in. Respect mate and keep us all updated as you progress.
This says every thing, when The NMM entrusts a rare bike like this to Allen Millard. I look forward to watching the following episodes. I'm so glad there are still men and women around who can do work like this. THANX Allen.
what was Norton thinking :) that would have to be the worlds most complicated front end ever . BUT being different is what it is all about . thank you for showing this Allen , looking forward to the rest. Cheers Dave from Australia
This motorcycle gained my initial interest as a teenage lad. This type of mechanical video is one of a kind to me. So words , I've such, wow, . I can't articulate the other words that I should be saying. I can say I am amazed. Thanks for the information A
It’s quite true about the Knighthood. Allen’s mechanical achievements are unrivaled and he is famous globally. I’ve been reading about him since the Nineties and was stunned with his projects advanced nature then. Factory appearing Kawasaki V-12. Thank you, Allen!
Can't wait to see the rest of the Norton restoration. Watching you work is zen . Tracy is a great cake engineer. This is far superior to any TV programs, good luck. Looking forward to seeing the first ride.!
Just shows how much your skills are appreciated to be given such a prestigious bike to work on. Really pleased to see Tracy's red spoon back in action, we hadn't seen it for a while, thought that it'd been replaced.
This is going to be a great series. my Dad loved Norton's. He passed away in January and watching your video's with him is one of the things I really miss being able to do.
This is brilliant. I cant yhink of anybody more suitable to to be the care taker for this amazing, quirky and drop dead gorgeous peice of british engineering history. Thankyou Mr Millyard for sharing this with us. From a big fan and humble fabricator/ bike builder.
What an absolutely BONKERS bike! I vaguely recall seeing this, probably in Performance Bikes Magazine, back in the day. It's a great lesson in why sometimes there's a good reason that the boring, established designs are chosen by manufacturers.
Brilliant Allen as always ! Your genius knows no bounds. A testament to your skills that they entrusted you with the overhaul of such a machine. Thanks for sharing.
Технические решения за гранью добра и зла, но выглядит крайне необычно. Истинный гость из 90х, времени безумных проектов и идей. Бриллиант для любого музея! Спасибо, Мастер!!!
I'm no biker but I just love Allen's videos, he approaches everything in his calm and measured way and makes even the most tricky issues look eminently possible. Well done. That said, that Norton has to be just about the most bonkers complicated thing I've ever seen. Looking forward to engine video(s)
When I was 20 I bought a new 1984 Honda VF400F the first of the legendary V4 400cc bikes. It had Honda`s Inboard Ventilated Disc. Now I thought then that they were the most difficult and over complicated front wheel set up, covered discs made taking the wheel out to fix a puncture really tricky but compared to the front end on the Nemesis the Honda was easy!!! Nice work Allen looking forward to this series.
So had I until I watched Allen take apart the Nemesis front end. To be fair to Honda in the wet the VF400F stopped better than my mates bikes !! But as we have seen with Oval Pistons, Fuel Tanks under the engine and Hub Centre Steering Honda don`t always get it right!!! @@georgejohnson7591
good practice when using threadlocker - keeping the stuff to the bolt shanks only to avoid 'hydraulicing' and stripping of the female threads - lovely video .....with cake and a smashing tick from that clock!! Well done Allan!!
Nice to see you back on youtube allen with another fantastic project. Cannot wait for the engine strip and rebuild. Fantastic video as always, keep up the good work.
Great to see Allen working on such a unique bike, but what a lot of work to change a front tyre. Norton literally did reinvent the wheel with their Nemesis bike.
Me and my dad love your videos on bike restorations and creations, never fails to give us inspiration when doing our own projects 😂 granted our bikes are nothing compared to what you make Mr Millyard.
Fascinating! I remember when you started work on this during Henry's Motorbike Show and I wondered what had happened since. Can't wait for the next installment!
It looks really beautifully made but also seems a maintenance nightmare, just replacing the brake pads seems an afternoons work! Looks like they found the right man for the job, all the skills necessary to make it proper and the patience to go with it, can't wait to see it finished. 👍
Was just thinking of you yesterday Allen and here you are today with a video for us. I am well pleased! Thank you for sharing! Your videos are very inspiring to this dairy farmer/ motorcycle enthusiast/ amateur machinist.
Hi Allen, just the project for you, skill, patience and knowledge required. Brilliant video and really looking forward to watching you progress through the motorcycle. Alex.
So relaxing and informative to see a real engineer craftsman at work.. I enjoy his quiet delivery, his understanding of such a unique one off starts immediately he claps eye on it, knowing already how it works. Note no workshop manual nothing and he dives in. He has the confidence he can fix anything, build anything, so with that he sets about the most unusual fork set up I have ever seen !! Does anybody know anything of the history of this bike?? Did it race ??? Anything at all would be welcome and I am sure interesting.
I've always admired this incredible machine when visiting the museum, it's fantastic news that you're giving it a full overhaul and tune up. They have definitely made the right decision in getting you to do the work Alan. So, I've got some good viewing coming up, got my online pass for the upcoming T.T. and an Alan Millyard refurbishment project to watch. Best of luck with the work Alan, I'm sure you'll get the odd hiccup on the way, but nothing you can't overcome. Best wishes.
I can just picture the board meeting at Norton. "Right chaps, we want to make every single maintenance job as tricky and over-complex as possible, and every component as different as possible to anything that has ever been done before.".
And then ring up Millyard and ask him to write us up a service manual
Now they work at gm and ford
The real casualties of the death of the british motorcycle industry @@daleolson3506
Yep they learned how to make a difficult task harder at BL@@daleolson3506
Pretty sure some of them work at Triumph now. Setting the timing on a 675 isn't from the world of motorcycles....for no good reason.
Calm talking, no annoying music or cuts every 3 seconds. This is what I want from RUclips, good work Allen.
thankyou
Just perfect
Most relevant comment mate 👍
The clock tick I could listen to for hours - genuinely soothing!!
@@AllenMillyard thanks for making these. the style is just perfect.
This says a lot for your reputation, Allen, that you've been called in to refurbish such a unique bike.
Also half of the screw heads on the Norton are named after him.
Could allen be the best home engineer in the country
@@austinmatthews347*best in the world perhaps.
@@stevenkelby2169 quite possibly anyhow whether thats true or not his skill is without question what a guy
Fortnine threatened #45 with being replaced, "We may get a Millyard!" they said!
I'm Proposing that Allen is put forward for a Knighthood! He's a British National Treasure!
Sir Allen and Lady Tracey Millyard has a great ring to it and he's got more reason to be on the Honours List than most of the idiots that are awarded an Honour! "In recognition of his amazing Motorcycle Engineering Skills and Abilities."
Certainly better than many of the crooks & shyster they give the award to (remember BHS)
So many lesser have.
Allen is the soul of Britain.
@@gegwen7440 For some unknown reason Lenny Henry is a Sir???
Race for kingdom and county. No silly stuff.
As a Canuck, I agree….Knighthood should seriously be considered. Jim from Alberta.
Allen, I work as an Engineer, but after watching nearly all of your videos I feel as though I might aswell be playing with lego sets...... You've really inspired me to up my game professionally but more importantly spend more time in my garage making and repairing stuff not to mention learning new skills. Very best of luck to you and all your future projects. I'll be trying that cake recipe too so please send on thanks to Tracy for it. Ben in Ireland🔧🔧🔧🔧
Hi Ben this boiled fruit cake recipe is different to mine did you use cherries ie frozen would love to make this love watching the cake clips what a lovely couple. Allen is absolutely brilliant I dont understand most of it but its fascinating to watch with my husband who is a little more mechanically minded
To be picked to carry out this project shows how much Allen is respected in the bike and engineering world.
And quite rightly so. I can't imagine there are that many people who are going to be getting hired to get a one-off bike running and, having seen what Allen is capable of in previous videos, probably hear him saying "I can take it apart and rebuild it so it runs properly, no sweat."
It is a compliment to Allen but, and I might be projecting with this, I didn't think he sounded as enthusiastic in this video as he usually is with his own projects.
@paulketchupwitheverything767 I think he'll be more enthusiastic when he starts stripping the engine. Plus I'm sure hes not doing it for free, bills have to be paid....
The museum should be honoured to have Allen working on this machine. The work that this man does is borderline alchemy and genius, at the very least.
Having watched a number of channels who do disassembly of car and motorbike engines, I realise there is something that almost all other mechanics use - but Allen never does. A lot of other mechanics do so much of their work with an impact driver gun to remove bolts etc - but Allen never does. So his work seems more peaceful, more Zen!!
Yes, I noticed that too.
It's the difference between carefully dismantling a machine and "tearing it down"
@@philiphigginbotham3775 I agree, it makes me cringe when someone says they are going to "tear something down" 🧐
@fredfarnackle5455 the worst is when they then put a heavy metal guitar solo over some guy with a ten spanner.
Have you never read ‘Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance’. You’ll see why it works 😁
Allen doesn't work in a professional environment where efficient use of time is everything
that front fork and wheel design mighty be the silliest thing ive ever seen, and a nightmare for service lol...i bet it cost 20x a normal prototype fork/ wheel setup too
A real Nemesis to perform any kind of fork, caliper, tire maintenance tasks.
If it were easy, anyone could do it.
You have to wonder what the brief was? What problem were they trying to solve with that design?
When your Norton R&D Engineer was obviously not a Mechanic... in the practical sense.
If they made something like the front fork and front brake so weird and complex, then we will likely be in for some jaw dropping moments with the rest of the bike.
Norton seems to have invented a way to hold the front wheel that doesn't need reinventing
You Sir are a gentleman and a genius.
The magic you perform with motorcycles is just on another level to anyone else, RESPECT.
He's at the top of Isle of Man Mountain.
Always a great day when Allen posts up a video !!
This is the most mental thing I’ve ever seen about a motorcycle. It’s a miracle that you didn’t encounter any fasteners or parts that were rusted, corroded, fused together, damaged or stripped. Looking forward to watching the next chapter in how you bring this creature back to life.
it has been in a museum. Never ran until Henry Cole got hold of it
Thanks Allen, I've been waiting with anticipation for the next part of this saga since James Hewing gave you the challenge, can you just imagine this bike at the TT ( with tyre changes etc) all the best taking it to 140mph.😮😊
My eyes almost popped out of my head when I read "Norton 1500 V8". What a treat we have in store. And who better to give the bike to, to bring his expertise to bear?
I have never seen a motorcycle engineered like this one. It is truly unique. They could not have picked a better man to do the job of restoring it. I am looking forward to seeing future videos about this bike. Or any other videos from Allen Millyard.
I love the tranquility in your shed with just the sound of the ticking clock !
Me too
Its calming,innit?
This is just so great. I remember reading about This V8, and I felt so sorry when Norton collapsed once again and the V8 project was halted. You sir, are a true engeneering god!
It must be an exceptional honour to be trusted to restore such an iconic prototype and quite a relief for the museum that Allen agreed to take it on. I'd bet they threw a party when he said yes. What a palaver just to get the wheel out.
Pretty much on par with getting Fred Dibnah to agree to rebuilding your steam engine. Well done Allen
Even if it had actually gone into production, it would have never competed at Le Mans with a design like that, would it? :D
Another trip down the “amazing engineering “ universe. This is already a masterpiece, a design that takes a couple of hours to change brakes! Whooda thunk?
If anyone can fix this bike and make it better than new, Allen can he’s a motorcycle genius and a gentleman to boot. Roll on the next part can’t wait
What I find amazing is your ability to see a complicated engineering prototype and understand why and how it was done ,genius.
My late father was a huge fan of Nortons with their TT successes in the 30s and 50s but I think he would have watched this in complete disbelief that they could have designed this with such complications.
I seem to recall from Henry's show that when NMM challenged him to achieve a certain speed on the bike he believed the prototype had never been properly run and had been pushed downhill to get some publicity shots. So it's completely untested.
If anyone can sort it AM can, his work is of the highest standard and comes from within his own genius, somewhat reminiscent of Frederick Henry Royce.
I love your style and methodology Allen and look forward to seeing the finished result. Thank you for videoing your progress for us.
The first time i saw the Nemesis photos when it was first shown I thought to myself "But you can't get the front wheel out!".
Gratified to find that I was right and not missing something.
Lol yeah nice that they made the forks simple to remove. But changing the rubber needs them to come off so...
Absolutely the most complex front fork, brake assembly ever devised. Can’t imagine what the advantages would be. Thanks for undertaking such a interesting project!
As the tailend of the NVT>Norton collective, I'd guess the attributes chiefly were...
uniqueness, cool factor looks, very large spindle, and manufacturer level management bagging rights whilst pissed/drunk at an event saying (allegedly)...
_'You know that lovely (hic) assembly of parts cost £35k to (hic) design, cast, machine & (hic) assemble....'_
As extreme a stiffness as you could hope for from a cantilevered, sliding assembly.
@@everTriumph
..torsionally?.. Yes, with regard to the locator pegs/dowels & clamping bolts where a fork 'brace' would be, and the massive spindle, just hope the actual fork leg oleo's were also of a material specification & wall thickness to work well with that additional torsional rigidity & weightier unsprung loadings, likely not by much, as since only one or two were built, the oleo legs are probably the larger/largest size Norton had immediately available to them to cut some costs & corners, versus the stressed engine & main frame being their IMHO chief priority.
But I am just musing guesstimatingly.
If you watch the “making of” series on the Nemesis they had plans to have the entire suspension computer controlled to dive the front and raise the rear during acceleration to get more force on the rear wheel. I can only imagine all the passage ways etc were with that in mind.
I’m not justifying it, just pondering.
Norton in name only of course by 1988. Designed by (or for) a fashion designer Al Mellng. What a horrendous piece of engineering, looking forward to seeing some more of it.
Not sure if those brake pads were supplied by Hovis or came from Tracey's kitchen! This series is going to be epic. Git-R-Done Allen.
Maintenance wasnt a priority, clearly, when this thing was designed.
What a calming background environment for the master engineer to be working in: tick tock, tick tock, tick tock.
Solving engineering problems that had been solved in a much simpler way decades before...
I'm surprised they didn't re-invent the wheel! :D
Excellent video as always. I love the calm, the clock and the kitchen intermission...
A new Allen Millyard video, just perfect on a Saturday evening. Absolutely amazing, I'm really pleased with that.
This has all the hallmarks of another enjoyable strip and rebuild. I can't get enough of these relaxing videos without music, just pure engineering eye candy.
The engineering on this bike looks like a series of solutions looking for problems! Top job, Mr Millyard.
Perfect viewing for a Sunday afternoon with a brew.
Thank you for the upload Mr Millyard and thank you Mrs Millyard for the cake recipe!
Where else can I come for mechanical excellence and cake recipes. Truly a man after my own heart.
Thanks for another great vid. Can't wait for the next installment. V8!!! My word!
Allen, you're absolutely the right man for the job to get this bike running properly. With all experience you have of building bikes that most of us regards as impossible to make without unlimited resources.
The bike is in the perfect pair of hands. Happy to see you Allen 👌🏍️
To be assigned to, and trusted with, this bike project just shows what a very high regard Allen is rightly held in. Respect mate and keep us all updated as you progress.
I'm really looking forward to this series. It must be a joy to get the chance to work on this one off V8 engine. Thanks for taking us along.👍
Great video Allen, Tracy's cake was a bonus too. Looking forward to the next one (video and cake... :-) )
This says every thing, when The NMM entrusts a rare bike like this to Allen Millard.
I look forward to watching the following episodes.
I'm so glad there are still men and women around who can do work like this.
THANX Allen.
Maintenance was never a consideration when it comes to this bike. It's a great concept but you're the better man for taking on restoring it.
what was Norton thinking :) that would have to be the worlds most complicated front end ever . BUT being different is what it is all about . thank you for showing this Allen , looking forward to the rest. Cheers Dave from Australia
oh heaven 😅bikes cake and a mug of tea😂 so calming watching Allen work 😊pure genius 👍🇬🇧
That's crazy. I just watched a video on the design and development of this thing. Awesome!
Enjoyable. Calm, collected, concise... and quirky. So very English! Thanks Allen; you're a treasure, mate.
This is so exciting! What a unique bike. I can't wait to watch the rest of the episodes.
Incredible! Very commendable for museum to trust Mr. Millyard. Best of the best.
It's amazing how some peoples brains work. How does someone know so much and make it look so easy.
An excellent surprise to wake to a new Allan Millyard video! Awesome, really looking forward to future instalments. 👍
That is just another example of the maestro at work. LOVE it.
This motorcycle gained my initial interest as a teenage lad. This type of mechanical video is one of a kind to me. So words , I've such, wow, . I can't articulate the other words that I should be saying. I can say I am amazed. Thanks for the information A
It’s quite true about the Knighthood. Allen’s mechanical achievements are unrivaled and he is famous globally. I’ve been reading about him since the Nineties and was stunned with his projects advanced nature then. Factory appearing Kawasaki V-12.
Thank you, Allen!
Steady on .... mechanical achievements unrivalled??? What are you smoking?
Thank you for the video it great to see how complicated the bike is.
Blimey that's interstellar level of form over function!! What a nightmare, can you imagine anyone trying to change a tyre on that?! Madness!
Can't wait to see the rest of the Norton restoration. Watching you work is zen . Tracy is a great cake engineer. This is far superior to any TV programs, good luck. Looking forward to seeing the first ride.!
Absolutely brilliant..
Looking forward to the next installment.
Good to see you back Allen and working on this beautiful bike.
Can’t wait to see the rest👍
Brilliant! Looking forward to the rest of the resto!
Thanks Allen!
Strange, but really cool bike. Looking forward to the rest of the series. Good to see you back, Mr. Millyard!
Love this guy … great film and what a bike that is .. everything about it is a nightmare but he’s just so chilled … engineering genius…
Just shows how much your skills are appreciated to be given such a prestigious bike to work on. Really pleased to see Tracy's red spoon back in action, we hadn't seen it for a while, thought that it'd been replaced.
This is going to be a great series. my Dad loved Norton's. He passed away in January and watching your video's with him is one of the things I really miss being able to do.
Well, least it's a 17" wheel. Intriguing design wotk. Thank you for letting us tag along Allen.
Every time i see a upload from Allen my day gets a lot better, thanks for making these amazing video's !
This is brilliant. I cant yhink of anybody more suitable to to be the care taker for this amazing, quirky and drop dead gorgeous peice of british engineering history.
Thankyou Mr Millyard for sharing this with us.
From a big fan and humble fabricator/ bike builder.
What an absolutely BONKERS bike! I vaguely recall seeing this, probably in Performance Bikes Magazine, back in the day. It's a great lesson in why sometimes there's a good reason that the boring, established designs are chosen by manufacturers.
Brilliant Allen as always !
Your genius knows no bounds. A testament to your skills that they entrusted you with the overhaul of such a machine.
Thanks for sharing.
Технические решения за гранью добра и зла, но выглядит крайне необычно. Истинный гость из 90х, времени безумных проектов и идей. Бриллиант для любого музея! Спасибо, Мастер!!!
I'm no biker but I just love Allen's videos, he approaches everything in his calm and measured way and makes even the most tricky issues look eminently possible. Well done. That said, that Norton has to be just about the most bonkers complicated thing I've ever seen. Looking forward to engine video(s)
What an awesome bike, and explanation of the parts and rebuild.
When I was 20 I bought a new 1984 Honda VF400F the first of the legendary V4 400cc bikes. It had Honda`s Inboard Ventilated Disc. Now I thought then that they were the most difficult and over complicated front wheel set up, covered discs made taking the wheel out to fix a puncture really tricky but compared to the front end on the Nemesis the Honda was easy!!! Nice work Allen looking forward to this series.
I'd forgotten about those brakes, a pretty dumb design as I recall!
So had I until I watched Allen take apart the Nemesis front end. To be fair to Honda in the wet the VF400F stopped better than my mates bikes !! But as we have seen with Oval Pistons, Fuel Tanks under the engine and Hub Centre Steering Honda don`t always get it right!!! @@georgejohnson7591
Yes, had twin setup on my cbx550.
Such a quiet and humble man.
An absolute pleasure to watch.
good practice when using threadlocker - keeping the stuff to the bolt shanks only to avoid 'hydraulicing' and stripping of the female threads - lovely video .....with cake and a smashing tick from that clock!! Well done Allan!!
What I love about these videos is that you actually do read the comments. What a gent.
Nice to see you back on youtube allen with another fantastic project. Cannot wait for the engine strip and rebuild. Fantastic video as always, keep up the good work.
The best 18 minutes of my day, Thank you Allen. Plus a great new boiled fruit cake 🧁 recipe to try ❤😊
The cake engineer is the most important part of the team, brings it all together.
This is a great video to send to anyone who complaints about maintenance on their bikes! :)
Great to see Allen working on such a unique bike, but what a lot of work to change a front tyre. Norton literally did reinvent the wheel with their Nemesis bike.
Wonderful to see you on air again Alan. Can't wait for number 2.
I have to say, integrated fork spacer/mudguard/shock tube/brake caliper is a WILD concept.
Me and my dad love your videos on bike restorations and creations, never fails to give us inspiration when doing our own projects 😂 granted our bikes are nothing compared to what you make Mr Millyard.
Looking forward to the next episode. This is going to be amazing. The best man for this job
This man has so much talent, he can do so much with so little he can make anything out of nothing, way to go Allan you are the master.
Fascinating! I remember when you started work on this during Henry's Motorbike Show and I wondered what had happened since. Can't wait for the next installment!
Great to see more content from you Alan and what a project. Not for the feint hearted!!!!
Good luck 👍
From Canada am over 60 years and have known of this mans mechanical wizardry for years and years. Nice to see in person sort of.
Legendary man.
I can't wait for the next episode.
most excelent to see you post again brother, love your content.
It looks really beautifully made but also seems a maintenance nightmare, just replacing the brake pads seems an afternoons work! Looks like they found the right man for the job, all the skills necessary to make it proper and the patience to go with it, can't wait to see it finished. 👍
Was just thinking of you yesterday Allen and here you are today with a video for us. I am well pleased! Thank you for sharing! Your videos are very inspiring to this dairy farmer/ motorcycle enthusiast/ amateur machinist.
Hi Allen, just the project for you, skill, patience and knowledge required. Brilliant video and really looking forward to watching you progress through the motorcycle. Alex.
Nice one Allen, top job as usual, What a weird design, but very clever, am looking forward to more. Thanks.
I love to see out of the box thinking but that's just crazy in a unnecessary complicated way. Fair play for undertaking this challenge 👏🏼
Thank you for posting this. Looking forward to the engine, although I suspect it's just as mad as that front end setup. :)
I absolutely Love the wrenching and cooking on these videos
So relaxing and informative to see a real engineer craftsman at work.. I enjoy his quiet delivery, his understanding of such a unique one off starts immediately he claps eye on it, knowing already how it works. Note no workshop manual nothing and he dives in. He has the confidence he can fix anything, build anything, so with that he sets about the most unusual fork set up I have ever seen !! Does anybody know anything of the history of this bike?? Did it race ??? Anything at all would be welcome and I am sure interesting.
Built as a prototype, ran briefly then the company went bust. If you can see the latest series of the motorcycle show, it's all explained on there.
I think i could watch this man doing anything, and still be totally absorbed with his genius 😊
That front end looked like it was designed on the bring your child to work day, by a kid who had no concept of unsprung weight!
So much unsprung.
True, aren't those brake discs from a Buell ?
Buell uses a similar design for the brakes but they only put one disk on the front.
Because you just don't want unnecessary unsprung weight.
I've always admired this incredible machine when visiting the museum, it's fantastic news that you're giving it a full overhaul and tune up. They have definitely made the right decision in getting you to do the work Alan. So, I've got some good viewing coming up, got my online pass for the upcoming T.T. and an Alan Millyard refurbishment project to watch. Best of luck with the work Alan, I'm sure you'll get the odd hiccup on the way, but nothing you can't overcome. Best wishes.
Yes! A new video, I missed you!