When Henry Cole met Allen Millyard

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  • Опубликовано: 19 июн 2024
  • Henry Cole met legendary motorcycle inventor Allen Millyard, who talked to him about his inspiration and showed him some of his incredible creations.
    First shown in Series 6 of The Motorbike show
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  • @android4219
    @android4219 2 года назад +280

    Allen Millyard is a genius.. The word “Genius” is bandied about too easily. Allen truly is a genius.. A really nice guy, as well .. 👍

    • @spudbarry
      @spudbarry 2 года назад +8

      I totally agree.

    • @MarkSmith-er7fe
      @MarkSmith-er7fe 2 года назад

      yeah but he made crap bikes

    • @tadawakatsu
      @tadawakatsu 2 года назад +8

      @@MarkSmith-er7fe As much as I'd like to think that you are trolling, you are really a hard chap to please eh?

    • @fishyfool
      @fishyfool 2 года назад +2

      @@MarkSmith-er7fe Obviously you don't know shit about shit. Education be damned, some people are just stupid.

    • @MarkSmith-er7fe
      @MarkSmith-er7fe 2 года назад +1

      @@fishyfool yeah you are dhead

  • @Euronasa
    @Euronasa 2 года назад +94

    Allen Millyard is... I can't find the words to describe this genius. What a talented humble man! Skills!!!

    • @SuccessShared
      @SuccessShared 10 месяцев назад +4

      Brilliantly bonkers in a uniquely British kind of way!

    • @wavescrashinginside
      @wavescrashinginside 2 месяца назад +1

      Allen Millyard doesn't need a computer with CAD. His mind is operating CAD. in his head, mixed with aesthetic Beauty of design in engineering. Art

  • @markrooke1961
    @markrooke1961 Год назад +24

    No drawings, no CAD, Just visions in his minds eye. Unless you've witnessed it you wouldn't believe it. Genius, legend, all fitting accolades for a brilliantly talented and nice man.

  • @bonalba20
    @bonalba20 Год назад +71

    Henry Cole seems to be able to find very special talented people to work with him on his tv shows. Some of the most entertaining and informative programs on the box.

    • @515602
      @515602 Год назад +10

      well to be fair he'd be buggered on his own ;)

    • @AaaaandAction
      @AaaaandAction Год назад +11

      It’s what Etonians are taught to do …….. get others to do the work whilst they take care of the money!

  • @ian_i.o.m495
    @ian_i.o.m495 2 года назад +174

    The man should be honoured, hes the bike worlds answer to Fred Dibner.

    • @Quagmire925
      @Quagmire925 2 года назад +1

      He should indeed be honoured. Dibna…. 👍

    • @WiltshireMan
      @WiltshireMan 2 года назад +4

      @@Quagmire925 Dibnah with a "h" on the end:)

    • @howardosborne8647
      @howardosborne8647 2 года назад +2

      @@WiltshireMan I don't know who the other Freds are....never heard of either of them😂😂

    • @paulmcdonald8055
      @paulmcdonald8055 2 года назад

      Amen! 😎👍

    • @maxflight777
      @maxflight777 2 года назад

      Dibnah

  • @p.m3735
    @p.m3735 2 года назад +94

    Total legend. Allen's RUclips channel is just a wonder to behold.
    "Just perfect !"

    • @kevinparker461
      @kevinparker461 2 года назад +5

      I was recommended his video's by you tube one evening, i had planned getting an early night as i was totally knackered. 2. 45am next day i thought " WTF has just happened!!" This guy is a genius, i am still having trouble taking this in!

  • @Simon67316
    @Simon67316 2 года назад +100

    Would love to see a TV documentary or series with Allen and Henry travelling around the world visiting other likeminded garden shed engineers and their creations.

    • @andrewoliver8930
      @andrewoliver8930 2 года назад +6

      Shed TV is a great thing. I love backstreet creators of any craft.

    • @markstone7140
      @markstone7140 2 года назад +9

      @@andrewoliver8930 Best Idea I've heard for a long time

    • @markstone7140
      @markstone7140 2 года назад +6

      If there's any justice, this will be done

    • @howardosborne8647
      @howardosborne8647 2 года назад +11

      Henry has the TV production facilities to hand. This would be a great theme for a series. I like this idea very much.

    • @mikewalker1885
      @mikewalker1885 2 года назад +4

      Great idea but let's have just Allen , hey, mmmm, and leave out the quintessential, piste de resistance Cole.

  • @gerrypowell2748
    @gerrypowell2748 2 года назад +61

    Nothing but respect for this man❤️

  • @davidreed6817
    @davidreed6817 2 года назад +53

    Allan Millyard is an engineering genius in our time and we are so very lucky to have him in the biking world, and such a nice guy too

    • @philtucker1224
      @philtucker1224 Год назад +3

      Yes and he comes across as being such a modest person! (I hope he has registered loads of patents to his designs and at least gets some income from them!) evidently his wife is supposed to be an excellent cook, so how lucky is he ? 😊

    • @davidreed6817
      @davidreed6817 Год назад +3

      If you watch his you tube stuff his wife often makes a cameo appearance, normally in the kitchen baking cakes which Allan often steals lol

  • @Paul-eb4jp
    @Paul-eb4jp Год назад +10

    I love Milly, I'm not even a biker but he's just brill.

  • @timfisher9542
    @timfisher9542 2 года назад +33

    Allen is a very talented man and always comes across as a lovely man 👏👏👏👏

  • @paulhall170
    @paulhall170 2 года назад +14

    Thanks for talking to Allen, and letting him speak about himself, we're so used to him being on camera. What a humble genius he is!!

  • @tomnwoo
    @tomnwoo 2 года назад +46

    Everyone loves Alan milliard.

    • @patrickkelly7085
      @patrickkelly7085 2 года назад

      And Amanda Lamb.

    • @tomnwoo
      @tomnwoo 2 года назад

      @@patrickkelly7085 Who's that?

    • @patrickkelly7085
      @patrickkelly7085 2 года назад

      @@tomnwoo IF you are a brit you must know who Amanda Lamb is. Harry Hill wrote a song about her.

    • @tomnwoo
      @tomnwoo 2 года назад

      @@patrickkelly7085 Nope sorry, I am a brit and no idea, I suspect I will need to google.

    • @tomnwoo
      @tomnwoo 2 года назад +1

      @@patrickkelly7085 Googled and still no idea who she is, Does she build a good bike?

  • @rodintoulouse3054
    @rodintoulouse3054 2 года назад +50

    I am struggling to find the words to make justice to these two guys together in the same place. More please!

    • @Shane-zx4ps
      @Shane-zx4ps 2 года назад +1

      Those 2 guys are mates for years

  • @cristiantomlinson5945
    @cristiantomlinson5945 2 года назад +10

    I remember visiting Allen back in 07 or 08, to chat mountain bikes. I asked what was under the blanket in the garage.. “a Dodge Viper engine, I’m going to make a bike with it” - I was like.. ok then ! A softly spoken genius no doubt.

  • @axispowerdiesel
    @axispowerdiesel 2 года назад +15

    Allen is my all time favorite builder of anything car or motorcycle...what a legend

    • @DerbyCounty1884
      @DerbyCounty1884 6 месяцев назад +2

      Same here I couldn't agree with you more 👍😎

  • @WiltshireMan
    @WiltshireMan 2 года назад +28

    Allen is definitely a legend in anyone's book. As for you Henry you are a leg end too !.........:)

  • @kagsterl1173
    @kagsterl1173 2 года назад +30

    Just love Allen!!!! Legend! 👌😀🏍️
    Just realised this video has a few thumbs down hits-WHY?! What is wrong with people?!! Allen is a genius and is a fantastic engineer and has invented something no one else would be brave enough to do. Love all of his work keep it up Allen 👍👏👏👏👏

    • @nigelsmith7366
      @nigelsmith7366 2 года назад

      Anyone who gives a thumb down for Allen Millyard is a brain dead waste of oxygen lol

    • @martinsaunders7925
      @martinsaunders7925 Год назад +4

      Some people get confused,especially the ones living upside down. Must be Aussies. 😆

    • @leifvejby8023
      @leifvejby8023 Год назад

      Maybe they saw something, they didn't understand, and decided, that it was FAKE!

    • @Eastbarn1
      @Eastbarn1 11 месяцев назад

      Can’t see any thumbs down but don’t underestimate the Henry Cole effect!

    • @noelfleming3567
      @noelfleming3567 8 месяцев назад +1

      Well said

  • @SpringVinMoto
    @SpringVinMoto 2 года назад +4

    "Chitty chitty bang bang" Oh, know I get it. I think Mr Millyard is currently my favorite person on earth.

  • @dumdumderst
    @dumdumderst 2 года назад +9

    Allen Millyard is such a humble guy ! True genius 👍🏻

  • @simonwoodward438
    @simonwoodward438 2 года назад +24

    Allen is a genius his YT is well worth watching, take the viper bike for example it just looks factory stock because his attention to detail is 100%

  • @michaelwhite8031
    @michaelwhite8031 2 года назад +9

    What an amazing man he is.

  • @geoffreyjones2000
    @geoffreyjones2000 2 года назад +9

    I never felt like having a cupcake so much

  • @martiniv8924
    @martiniv8924 2 года назад +12

    Henry the Old Etonian meets Allen the Old Engineer , got to love the Motorcycling community in our Country 👌🏻😎

  • @PatrickMcF
    @PatrickMcF 2 года назад +6

    Love ❤️ the fact he says "I see it in my head and make it!" Legend.

  • @Visionery1
    @Visionery1 15 дней назад +1

    Alan is a humble one-of-a-kind, one would never guess he's such a talented and successful engineer.

  • @oscartravis5740
    @oscartravis5740 2 года назад +16

    I love this man, a modern day mad genius!

  • @paul4124
    @paul4124 Год назад +5

    Anyone would run out of superlatives for this man. Such a genius ( a word that’s been used often here, but have to agree) and incredibly humble. You get goose bumps just watching and listening.

  • @philleeson7835
    @philleeson7835 Год назад +3

    Allen Millyard,Henry Cole,Skid Willison and Sam Lovegrove what a team.

  • @Rustyorange725
    @Rustyorange725 2 года назад +7

    Used to follow him to work regularly in the warmer weather when he worked as a ministry of defence engineer. His creations blew my mind and had me hooked on 2 stroke engines

  • @howardosborne8647
    @howardosborne8647 2 года назад +9

    Mustn't forget Allen's stunning mountain bike designs. I'd love to see a Millyard designed electric assisted mountain bike. That would be something to behold.

    • @nigelsmith7366
      @nigelsmith7366 2 года назад

      I would love for him to make mountain bike frames and forks n shocks

  • @markleadbeatter6196
    @markleadbeatter6196 Год назад +4

    What an absolute legend Allen Millyard is, a true shed genius who shows just what genuine ingenuity and skill can create.

  • @roscoe9507
    @roscoe9507 2 года назад +21

    Met Allen at Bicester Heritage with his ‘flying Millyard’, truly incredible, and the detachable kickstart is a work of art.

  • @lukesims6636
    @lukesims6636 2 года назад +12

    Always love to see Allen’s creations ! And Henry of course 👍🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

  • @DaveyL1954
    @DaveyL1954 10 месяцев назад +2

    I want to smother Alan in love and praise and admiration and everything. He's found fame in Henry's shows and has earned buckets of admiration for creativity, engineering and humility. We are so blessed to se one man who DESERVES it all. (That's as well as Henry of course. How can you not love Henry to bits. )

  • @Banditmanuk
    @Banditmanuk 2 года назад +6

    Met Allen a couple of times at different shows, always a gentleman, always happy to chat. Filmed him starting some of those bikes at the National Motorcycle Museum open day where weirdly there was a guy walking around looking just like you....... it wasn't you because you were signing copies of your book inside.

  • @glynchivers9519
    @glynchivers9519 2 года назад +9

    The man should get a knighthood, nice to see Allen on the Bike show with Henry all the time now.

    • @graememorrison333
      @graememorrison333 2 года назад

      They live round the corner from each other so I can only imagine they've been in and out of each other's sheds* for years.
      *this is not a euphemism

    • @howardosborne8647
      @howardosborne8647 2 года назад +1

      Long may it last on our TV screens.

    • @evelynsutton4411
      @evelynsutton4411 2 года назад +2

      @@graememorrison333 What? Henry famously lives in the Cotswolds and Allen lives near Reading. How is this 'round the corner' from each other?

  • @jeffward9174
    @jeffward9174 10 месяцев назад +2

    Good old Henry has the knack of surrounding himself with talented people all of which are clever but humble nice down to earth people.

  • @japfourme381
    @japfourme381 2 года назад +5

    Allen is an absolute genius love watching him work in his workshop! Your not so bad yourself Henry!!

    • @noelfleming3567
      @noelfleming3567 8 месяцев назад

      Allen somehow reminds me of d character in d film The fastest Indian. With Anthony Hopkins

  • @andystokes8702
    @andystokes8702 2 года назад +105

    This must have been very awkward for Allen, having to be interviewed for over 5 minutes without once mentioning cup cakes.

    • @AllenMillyard
      @AllenMillyard 2 года назад +21

      This was filmed pre cupcake era

    • @waterboy8999
      @waterboy8999 2 года назад +3

      Probably edited out....

    • @johnnygeorgopoulos4072
      @johnnygeorgopoulos4072 6 месяцев назад

      I love the cupcakes, the birds, Hedgies, and the Greta pokes 🤣👌
      I'm really surprised he doesn't have 2+ million subscribers, he's a mechanical engineering genius, and hilarious 😅

  • @oldgold1100
    @oldgold1100 2 года назад +9

    Mr A Millyard is a genius.

  • @gregc6661
    @gregc6661 2 года назад +3

    Allen is my favorite RUclipsr, bar none! Absolute genius and very humble about it all.

  • @Buzbikebklyn1
    @Buzbikebklyn1 2 года назад +3

    He was lucky!
    I wish I could actually meet Allen Millard! He's a inspiration to me to build my Harley Davidson V4, engine, two EVOs joined together 2000 cc.
    Yes, it ate it's first transmission, I had to build a tranny to drag race specs.
    It's harder than it looks!
    Cutting up engine cases with a hacksaw blows my mind!
    I salute you Allen!
    Carry on!

    • @eweunkettles8207
      @eweunkettles8207 Год назад

      ford made a v4 engine and it was like the harley a pos
      honda did it ok however

  • @sarebighair
    @sarebighair 3 месяца назад

    I feel like being on the telly must be a real challenge for what I sense is an introverted Allen but he really shines in his gentle way. Total respect for you both.

  • @ramxtriya
    @ramxtriya 2 года назад +3

    He is an engineer in true sense. The man who had managed to absorb all the engineering concepts of his craft. Fabulous. Most of all, he used to be the Defense dept. Engineer, that speaks a lot about the man himself.

  • @davidwilliamson9162
    @davidwilliamson9162 2 года назад +5

    Can we have the full motor bike series Henry as there’s nobody on RUclips that actually has the all and no other formats have them 🙏👍

  • @fransterhorst3694
    @fransterhorst3694 Год назад +1

    what unbelievable creations this nice humble man made!! all of those bikes are a marvel to behold. awesome!

  • @deborahhalligan5609
    @deborahhalligan5609 Месяц назад

    Allen Millyard 🥰. Beautiful human being and engineering genius; a heady mix. I'm besotted.

  • @richardfettig5974
    @richardfettig5974 Год назад +1

    man I just found this guys videos ...he is jut top drawer period ! never seen anything like him ....and such a wonder full person ....

  • @daig1984
    @daig1984 2 года назад +4

    He uses cardboard and Swiss Army knife scissors ✂️ to make templates, they turn out just perfect 😂

  • @andrewlusty5584
    @andrewlusty5584 2 года назад +3

    I have so must respect for Allen absolute genius and real nice guy as well, crack on.

  • @mightress
    @mightress 2 года назад +8

    Well, Allan genius comes from his wifes baking skills. 😁

    • @fishyfool
      @fishyfool 2 года назад

      Are they birds of a feather? No cupcake recipes written down?

  • @johnnorman7770
    @johnnorman7770 2 года назад +2

    Great interview , the man’s a genius

  • @robertcostello9473
    @robertcostello9473 2 года назад +3

    Absolute genius this man! Just genius 👌

  • @montyriviera795
    @montyriviera795 Год назад +1

    Coles a great entertainer and presenter,Millyards a genius. He's done so many builds, rebuilds and modifications. For me a little thing he did with the Viper bike just epitomises his talent. Not the enormous engine, not the quirky 'backfire' button but the ' centre stand'. That stand was so clever, so thoughtful and makes that enormous machine that bit more usable and easy to run and live with. A small detail that makes such a difference

  • @magooracing
    @magooracing 2 года назад +1

    No drama. He just designs a bike in his head. Amazing craftsmanship.

  • @Jkay765
    @Jkay765 Год назад +1

    If there was an apocalypse Allen Millyard would be my goto man he is a genius.

  • @mikehunt8968
    @mikehunt8968 9 месяцев назад +1

    These 2 are the guys that you want as mates!

  • @autouniontypeA
    @autouniontypeA 5 месяцев назад

    I was fortunate to meet Allen at Goodwood, where he gave up a lot of his time to speak to us about his flying Millyard. Allen is a truly lovely person, he is very understated in an overstated world.

  • @bitzannbobz
    @bitzannbobz 2 года назад +10

    genius. our national treasure, up there with Attenborough.

    • @douglasgreen437
      @douglasgreen437 2 года назад +1

      Attenborough lost it by pushing marxist/Global warming..🤔

    • @eclipsegfxable
      @eclipsegfxable 2 года назад

      @@douglasgreen437 Yeah he got bought out

  • @viggo48sam
    @viggo48sam Год назад +3

    Den mand er det største talent jeg har oplevet 🏁🏁🏁🏁❤️❤️❤️❤️🇩🇰km mekaniker 75 år

  • @StonyRC
    @StonyRC 2 года назад +1

    99cc V-Twin engine ... I've had nightmares that made more sense than that. But it just WORKS!!!! The man is a genius.

  • @hartsworld5590
    @hartsworld5590 2 года назад

    Really like how simple and humble he is.

  • @blowduke
    @blowduke 2 года назад +3

    It’s amazing what that guy can build ,he saws engines in half with a hacksaw .

  • @alanbond1269
    @alanbond1269 4 месяца назад

    Man of magical hands and born a Genius. I could sit and watch him work all day. He should get a award for his talents

  • @allanblackesq
    @allanblackesq 2 года назад +2

    A magician with metal is Allen, and proof that nothing is impossible and going your own way is perfectly fine. 👍

  • @PNH63
    @PNH63 10 месяцев назад +2

    Alan is a British treasure and a legend!

  • @lowtus7
    @lowtus7 2 года назад +1

    Allen, along with Mike Patey are my two heros. They both are at the top of their respective games, one just has a slightly bigger shed than the other. One day I hope to meet them both, if only New Zealand wasn't so far away from almost everyone else. Thanks for your inspiration.

    • @glennwiebe5128
      @glennwiebe5128 2 года назад +1

      Patey is like Allen in so many ways. He's fun to watch because he knows how to use the computer aided tools to their fullest and simply creates new limits that others haven't even thought of. Allen does the same but in the old school fashion.

  • @MEADVICE
    @MEADVICE 2 года назад +3

    The Man, The Legend, The Millyard!

  • @rabk5702
    @rabk5702 2 года назад +1

    He is so humble with it the man a genus nice posting :-)

  • @frankburdi1001
    @frankburdi1001 11 месяцев назад

    You are so inspirational. And humble. The Brit motorcycle scene is very cool

  • @brianherring6393
    @brianherring6393 Год назад +1

    What a brilliant humble man a genius with the spanners.

  • @stevew9810
    @stevew9810 2 года назад +1

    Just felt I had to comment about the Puch Maxi...... my dad gave me his old 1969 Puch Maxi when I was about 12 in the early 80s. I used to ride it up and down the garden and along farm tracks at a friend's house (dad used to take it there on a trailer for me). That Puch Maxi is probably the reason I've loved motorbikes all throughout my life!

    • @gdfggggg
      @gdfggggg 10 месяцев назад

      Where I lived Puch Maxi’s were river dwellers.

  • @fantasticplastic5336
    @fantasticplastic5336 2 месяца назад

    His Mountain Bikes are a work of art as well.

  • @pat4brown
    @pat4brown Год назад

    Love the Motorbike Show with these two. I’d like to see a Guy meets Allen programme.

  • @tomchelle1
    @tomchelle1 9 месяцев назад

    I woke up one morning and realized the world needs a Chity Chity Bang Bang Bike. I think we can all relate to that 🤣.
    If anybody is worthy of their own shown and legions of followers, it's Allen Millyard

  • @davidbarnsley8486
    @davidbarnsley8486 2 года назад

    Blokes and the stuff they build in there sheds
    Amazing 🤩👍👍👍

  • @stuartmills299
    @stuartmills299 2 года назад +1

    Amazing human, would love to spend a day with him tinkering and talking.

  • @travelling_stephen
    @travelling_stephen 2 года назад +1

    Very few people leave an impression but this guy does,

  • @johnpartridge7623
    @johnpartridge7623 Год назад

    Allen Milllyard is a genius but also so humble, good Video 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

  • @johnwaga3702
    @johnwaga3702 2 года назад

    Fantastic video!

  • @leeandjancruise
    @leeandjancruise 2 года назад +4

    I would love one of his five cylinder Kawa triples, Allens such a nice guy as well not like some of the whankers you see in the media these days.

  • @paulhowes8181
    @paulhowes8181 4 месяца назад

    Henry you are having a chat with a living legend

  • @Hattymad
    @Hattymad 2 года назад +4

    Legend

  • @Stickleback
    @Stickleback 11 месяцев назад

    It`s been fantastic involving Allen Millyard, i properly enjoy watching The Motorbike show on ITV4

  • @brittenv1000
    @brittenv1000 2 года назад +1

    What a brilliant bloke!

  • @Falco45able
    @Falco45able 2 года назад +2

    And it was just perfect,

  • @DavidKing-jx3sg
    @DavidKing-jx3sg Год назад +1

    Even the mountain bike he built was incredible engineering

  • @Brettly01
    @Brettly01 2 года назад +1

    an unbelievablely talented man.
    absolute genious...

  • @cuisina1055
    @cuisina1055 Год назад +1

    Allen is a legend... a genius.

  • @viramati5831
    @viramati5831 2 года назад +1

    There really is no one like him. Lovely man

  • @tooyoungtobeold8756
    @tooyoungtobeold8756 Год назад +2

    Pure genius and mild mannered too. Not a show-off.

  • @marcv338
    @marcv338 2 года назад +1

    Unbelievable ingenieus man and such a nice person.

  • @suzylawrence6
    @suzylawrence6 2 года назад +1

    An Engineering Genius..as has been said many many times before .

  • @lawsonhollenbaugh3626
    @lawsonhollenbaugh3626 2 года назад +1

    ALLEN MILLYYARD, IS AN AMAZING GENIUS, I HAVE BEEN A KAWASAKI LOVER MY ENTIRE LIFE.!! GREAT DAY ALLEN, KEEP UP YOUR FREEDOM TO MOVE THE BIKE WORLD FORWARD 😎👌

  • @tinkeringinthailand8147
    @tinkeringinthailand8147 2 года назад

    I wish I could give more than 1 like, say 100, love Allen (and you Henry). 🙏

  • @dylangriso654
    @dylangriso654 2 года назад

    An amazing underestimating bloke and engineer.

  • @timcolledge3732
    @timcolledge3732 2 года назад

    Brilliant engineer!!! 🤩👍👍

  • @paulbaker2959
    @paulbaker2959 2 года назад +2

    Absolutely love all the kawasaki kh's i used to have a 250 triple

  • @tomquinn607
    @tomquinn607 2 года назад +2

    John Britton and Burt Munro were a lot like Mr. Millyard in terms of their innovation and ingenuity. Legends all.