I believe we have now been shown Paul's true passion. Frame building is impressive, but this engine build from scratch shows a very rare skill set that few possess. Please, Paul and Mitch, take us down the engine design and build rabbit hole!
What a fine piece of precision engineering !…The purity is amazing !…I can’t help but particularly be taken by the beautiful finishes …flat finishes of different grades in nickel and black…i like the rawness of the case contrasting the more finished covers …gorgeous work paul!…you’re a true master of your craft!
OK, wow, just wow. thought you "just" restored and raced those bike, not designed, proto'd and built those engines yourself, that's absolutely amazing. Each week you show a bit more of all the talents you have. BTW, not a moto guy, not in the least, but have to say, that's one beautiful engine, overall design and aesthetics, choice of colour, anodizing or Nickle plate for each part is perfect.
I am in awe too!!! I want to build one now but would probably get no further than a few scribbles on paper. Paul is a true rider, inventor, and craftsman. Amazing work.
That is absolutely amazing that you made that from a picture! I don’t know of anyone else that would even attempt that. That motor should be in a museum. Awesome!
It takes a lot to build anything. Everyone else doesn't understand. I took a 1955 Chevy apart in one day. And 6 year's to reassemble. The gratification as I drove across America is describable. Thank you for sharing this 👍
Paul, I love to hear your voice. You are soothing and reassuring, while telling us the how and why behind your machine work. It is a privilege to learn from you.
Paul, I'm more than impressed! It was a real treat to see you dismantle the engine you redesigned, improved and manufactured. As an aside, my sisters boyfriend used to race an Aermacchi 250 in the 1960's, with some success in club racing, here in the UK. His claim to fame was that he once had a first place ahead of John "Mooneyes" Cooper at Oliver's Mount in Scarborough!
I'm in awe, yourself and Allen Millyard are the nets premium builders, and designers of all things mechanical. I hope you inspire young people to learn your skills and follow in your footsteps. As a society we need to preserve these great old engines, they helped build what we enjoy today.
I am a relatively new viewer/fan of the "Paul & Mitch show" and have come to understand that Paul is a genius . I am so impressed with his ability to figure out solutions to problems but also to machine the solution . I am in constant amazement and admiration of the man .
Paul you are truly a master class. I wish I lived next door. In retirement I have assembled 7 motorcycles 50s to 80s and have parts enginered by others. Thanks Chris here from UK
I take my hat off to you Paul. That was a massive undertaking, and surely many have failed trying to do such a project. You did not fail, but produced a working motorcycle - well, two in fact! Amazing stuff, thanks from the UK. Les
Paul is a Wizard. There are a few of them around the world turning out incredible recreations. Wonderful to watch, The finish on every part is mast impressive.
I remember discovering the Excelsior project on your website as a high school student and being blown away by the craftsmanship and attention to detail in designing and manufacturing a motorcycle essentially from scratch. This project in no small part inspired my studies in mechanical engineering and my lifelong obsession with motorcycles. 10 years later I am once again floored and inspired all over again. Bravo and thank you for this.
Hi Paul, thanks for this latest view of the pull down, I have a design for a oil pump which I cannot afford to patent, so I will give it to you for your personal use. My design is brass bodied, with a Pyrex-glass tube which holds a worm drive to push oil from one end to the other. This design give a constant flow, like the gear pump. I am an old retired mechanic, so I have some clue about engines. The reason for this design was to be able to see though the timing cover at what was going on with the oil pump. I thought it was a nice idea for people who like looking at their engines as well as riding them.
Thank you Chris. I'm not planning on any other engine designs from the ground up. The Excelsior was enough. There. must be someone who wants to see how their oil pump is working!
Super cool!!! Unbelievable! I don’t know how you were able to see all those troubles through….your only one man doing everything 🤷😯 Very very nice work👍🙂
I think a part of the reason I succeeded was because I refused to give up. Announcing to the world in 2005 that I was going to create these bikes was also incentive. Thanks for commenting.
Someone from the mountain bike world had told me about this many years ago, very interesting and exciting to see the engine taken apart. Making that decision to follow a strong passion is a good example for me, it has taken me 15 years just to build and paint a gas tank to finally finish a project because I am always pulled in too many directions daily, thanks!
Thanks for the video! It was a lot of fun to follow along on the original build on your website, especially when we got to hear it run for the first time.
Hi Paul & Mitch, I've been watching your videos almost since the beginning of this channel and I have to say that you make really, really great work guys! It's not so easy to find such natural people on RUclips these days. I learned a lot from you and I'm thankful for that. Paul - I admire your proffessionalism and attention to details. I can see that many years of experience is priceless. And you have great shop - it's organized well, everything has its own place and it's clean - i like that! Mitch - You are great filmmaker, Paul is lucky to be able to work with you. Thank you guys, I keep my fingers crossed for all projects. Stay safe and keep going! Regards from Poland, Matthew
Paul, you would not believe how many people I raved to about this build, and how many people I sent the link to for flashback fabrications. These were people that built motorcycles, I said you ain't never built anything like this. Everyone that seen it was just blown away.
Wonderful. If my Dad were still alive he would have loved to meet you. He once cast and machined a Wright Brothers Engine. Took him a little over a year to complete and run.
For some reason as a kid (a long time ago... lol) I always loved the look of board trackers and scrambles even over the bikes I seen every day which was Harley Panheads and Shovelheads that my dad would have... Even today as I walk around one of the biggest motorcycle rallies on the east coast, I almost always look at the older bikes before anything else. This is the type of shop I'd probably be sitting outside of just watching him build stuff.... Especially if I knew he built a board tracker, or as I like to call it, a REAL motor-cycle. 😁 Edit: Beautiful build Paul, it's a work of art.... Thanks Mitch, great filming as always. 😊
Very impressed! I would say there is definitely a market for these engines and probably complete bikes ,a superb build. Your tenacity and skill set is only to be admired.
Paul I gotta tell you. You say it's an absolute 1919 but that is obviously a true technologically advanced engine I'm just sorry that we're dinosaurs but it's a beautiful thing that you built there Very beautiful thank you for sharing
Paul this my first comment I started watching your videos half way through, I have now court up with the hole series. Great workmanship and very educational . Christopher from Down Under
My favorite video of yours so far, Paul. What a gem of a motor. I, too, thought it was a "built" Excelsior- my jaw hit the floor when you revealed it was totally scratch built! Man, I could go on & on. -Simply Amazed from Texas.
This is the video series I've been waiting for! I was a massive fan of your Project Excelsior blog and have been hoping you'd cover the bikes in more detail at some point.
Thanks very much for doing this. I'm a couple of years off retiring, and I plan to do spend many years restoring etc old bikes. Cheers - -Rick from New Zealand
amazing work ! the amount of time to make and design the thing is as monstruous as the rewards (and the headaches when things go wrong), an enterprise where you can easily lose your shirt too. as the old saying goes to end up with a million you start with two. i know... so kudos to you paul. i absolutely love how one can recall the experience of losing a cylinder like well i heard a noise and lost a cylinder compared to the feeling at the moment. i usually tell ppl around me not to let gas cans around when the time comes :D. thank you very much. i´ll be waiting for that video on the carb too. take care and thanks again.
This to me is the best video you have shown to be able to design build and race an engine from scratch is truly admirable you are an unreal engineer. More of this please and I remember building my own 486 pc so I could run cad I now use fusion what a difference that makes.
I didn't realize to what extent it was ur design , thought it was a vintage engine !! Deeply impressed!! Acke at ISR is building a three cylinder one...takes time as he has to run ISR at the same time
Thanks Kim. To design and build these motors I turned away all my regular customers, started living off my line of credit, and worked from morning until night 6 days a week.
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I believe we have now been shown Paul's true passion. Frame building is impressive, but this engine build from scratch shows a very rare skill set that few possess. Please, Paul and Mitch, take us down the engine design and build rabbit hole!
Thank you Richard. Yes, there will be more Excelsior videos.
@@paulbrodie let's hear it run
@@catsbyondrepair ok.
What a fine piece of precision engineering !…The purity is amazing !…I can’t help but particularly be taken by the beautiful finishes …flat finishes of different grades in nickel and black…i like the rawness of the case contrasting the more finished covers …gorgeous work paul!…you’re a true master of your craft!
Ashley, thank you very much 🙂
You are spoiling us.
Hi to Mitch too of course
Holy shit ! talk about artwork, craftsmanship, and engineering all rolled into one !
This is quickly becoming one of my favorite channels.
Cheers
Thank you Jason.
OK, wow, just wow. thought you "just" restored and raced those bike, not designed, proto'd and built those engines yourself, that's absolutely amazing. Each week you show a bit more of all the talents you have. BTW, not a moto guy, not in the least, but have to say, that's one beautiful engine, overall design and aesthetics, choice of colour, anodizing or Nickle plate for each part is perfect.
I am in awe too!!! I want to build one now but would probably get no further than a few scribbles on paper. Paul is a true rider, inventor, and craftsman. Amazing work.
Thank you Lynx.
Dive in and search for the exelsior start up parties, he looked so young
That is absolutely amazing that you made that from a picture! I don’t know of anyone else that would even attempt that. That motor should be in a museum. Awesome!
Thank you. Actually, Excelsior #001 is in the Motorcyclepedia Museum in NY, NY.
Paul, you are a marvel! You skills are unmatched! AND, I am hooked on your videos!
Kevin, thank you very much for watching and commenting! 😉
It takes a lot to build anything. Everyone else doesn't understand. I took a 1955 Chevy apart in one day. And 6 year's to reassemble. The gratification as I drove across America is describable. Thank you for sharing this 👍
Thanks Charles. I laughed at your story. Good one!
That motor is a work of art. You are an amazing man. 👍
Thank you very much.
Absolutely awesome, a true bit of innovative engineering 👍👍👍
Thank you Nigel.
Paul, I love to hear your voice. You are soothing and reassuring, while telling us the how and why behind your machine work. It is a privilege to learn from you.
duckbuell, that's a very nice compliment. Thank you.
Once again I’m taken aback by your talents, Paul, just making engines there nonchalantly. You know that’s not normal behaviour, right? 👍👍
I know I'm a little different...
@@paulbrodie in a good way though
Wow Paul I don't know why I've missed this one. It's awesome, I'm speechless... 🤩👍🏼
Thank you.
Paul, I'm more than impressed! It was a real treat to see you dismantle the engine you redesigned, improved and manufactured.
As an aside, my sisters boyfriend used to race an Aermacchi 250 in the 1960's, with some success in club racing, here in the UK. His claim to fame was that he once had a first place ahead of John "Mooneyes" Cooper at Oliver's Mount in Scarborough!
Thanks Chris. I used to read all the m/c magazines and I remember pictures of John Cooper with the "Mooneyes" painted on his helmet. Very cool!
I'm in awe, yourself and Allen Millyard are the nets premium builders, and designers of all things mechanical. I hope you inspire young people to learn your skills and follow in your footsteps. As a society we need to preserve these great old engines, they helped build what we enjoy today.
Thank you thebones. If I can inspire people to use their hands to make and fix stuff, that would make me happy.
I am a relatively new viewer/fan of the "Paul & Mitch show" and have come to understand that Paul is a genius . I am so impressed with his ability to figure out solutions to problems but also to machine the solution . I am in constant amazement and admiration of the man .
David, you are very kind. Mitch and I thank you for watching and commenting :)
Paul you are truly a master class. I wish I lived next door. In retirement I have assembled 7 motorcycles 50s to 80s and have parts enginered by others. Thanks Chris here from UK
Thanks Chris.
My god. First time reader. Just incredible. Reminds me of Britten in Australia. Same passion to do it all yourself. Again, just incredible.
Thank you Nathan.
Everything you do is so clean Mr Brodie, thanks for sharing the Excelsior engine with us!
Thank you Rick.
Your long term dedication is very inspirational.
This guy is #1 in his field of old motorcycles and machine fabricator.
Thanks, but don't forget that fella in the UK named Allen Millyard :)
I take my hat off to you Paul. That was a massive undertaking, and surely many have failed trying to do such a project. You did not fail, but produced a working motorcycle - well, two in fact! Amazing stuff, thanks from the UK. Les
Thanks Les. I have actually built 6 and sold 4.. I do have #005 for sale.
Paul is a Wizard. There are a few of them around the world turning out incredible recreations.
Wonderful to watch, The finish on every part is mast impressive.
Thank you.
Impressive is a word that seems not to stack up to what I am watching here. Simply amazing.
Thank you very much.
Wow , yes 👌👍very talented Paul and you have an abundance of it 👏👏
Cheers Chris
Thanks Chris.
Nicely engineered and crafted. Well done!
Thanks Jim.
Very, very impressive. The word 'excelsior' says it all.
Phil, thank you very much.
This motor is a jewell !
Fantastic ! I bought a hat for occasions like this . Mr Brodie , I take my hat off to you !!
Thank you BallockyBill.
I am deeply impressed by Your engineering on that engine. Btw: Your additional "wire-headgasket" works (OEM) even on aircooled Deutz diesel engines.
Thank you Besenwiesler.
I remember discovering the Excelsior project on your website as a high school student and being blown away by the craftsmanship and attention to detail in designing and manufacturing a motorcycle essentially from scratch. This project in no small part inspired my studies in mechanical engineering and my lifelong obsession with motorcycles. 10 years later I am once again floored and inspired all over again. Bravo and thank you for this.
Rowan, thanks for watching and commenting!
That's awesome!!!! I knew you were an amazing fabricator but Paul... That's incredible!!!!
Thanks Rich.
Impressive would be an understatement, inspiring too.......
Hi Paul, thanks for this latest view of the pull down, I have a design for a oil pump which I cannot afford to patent, so I will give it to you for your personal
use. My design is brass bodied, with a Pyrex-glass tube which holds a worm drive to push oil from one end to the other. This design give a constant flow,
like the gear pump. I am an old retired mechanic, so I have some clue about engines. The reason for this design was to be able to see though the timing
cover at what was going on with the oil pump. I thought it was a nice idea for people who like looking at their engines as well as riding them.
Thank you Chris. I'm not planning on any other engine designs from the ground up. The Excelsior was enough. There. must be someone who wants to see how their oil pump is working!
Tremendously interesting Paul, thank you for sharing.
Super cool!!! Unbelievable! I don’t know how you were able to see all those troubles through….your only one man doing everything 🤷😯 Very very nice work👍🙂
I think a part of the reason I succeeded was because I refused to give up. Announcing to the world in 2005 that I was going to create these bikes was also incentive. Thanks for commenting.
Someone from the mountain bike world had told me about this many years ago, very interesting and exciting to see the engine taken apart. Making that decision to follow a strong passion is a good example for me, it has taken me 15 years just to build and paint a gas tank to finally finish a project because I am always pulled in too many directions daily, thanks!
That is a true thing of beauty !
Thank you.
Thanks for the video! It was a lot of fun to follow along on the original build on your website, especially when we got to hear it run for the first time.
Hi Paul & Mitch,
I've been watching your videos almost since the beginning of this channel and I have to say that you make really, really great work guys!
It's not so easy to find such natural people on RUclips these days. I learned a lot from you and I'm thankful for that.
Paul - I admire your proffessionalism and attention to details. I can see that many years of experience is priceless. And you have great shop - it's organized well, everything has its own place and it's clean - i like that!
Mitch - You are great filmmaker, Paul is lucky to be able to work with you.
Thank you guys, I keep my fingers crossed for all projects.
Stay safe and keep going!
Regards from Poland,
Matthew
Hello Poland! Matthew, thank you very much for watching and commenting :)
Paul, you would not believe how many people I raved to about this build, and how many people I sent the link to for flashback fabrications. These were people that built motorcycles, I said you ain't never built anything like this. Everyone that seen it was just blown away.
Thank you for helping to spread the word :)
Wonderful. If my Dad were still alive he would have loved to meet you. He once cast and machined a Wright Brothers Engine. Took him a little over a year to complete and run.
Thanks Joe.
For some reason as a kid (a long time ago... lol) I always loved the look of board trackers and scrambles even over the bikes I seen every day which was Harley Panheads and Shovelheads that my dad would have... Even today as I walk around one of the biggest motorcycle rallies on the east coast, I almost always look at the older bikes before anything else. This is the type of shop I'd probably be sitting outside of just watching him build stuff.... Especially if I knew he built a board tracker, or as I like to call it, a REAL motor-cycle. 😁
Edit: Beautiful build Paul, it's a work of art.... Thanks Mitch, great filming as always. 😊
Thank you XPNDBLhero.
Your long term dedication is very inspirational. An absolute joy to watch your video
Thank you Leith.
Hats off to You! Magnificent work!
Your engine is a museum piece. My wife has used other words than financial recklessness for my expenditures!
Thanks Tom. You have to hide those receipts!
Holy smokes! Paul, you're nothing short of amazing!
Thanks Seth. That's a very nice comment!
That is an awesome piece of work/art, really enjoyed the tear down. 👍👍👍
Thanks Yoda :)
I cannot imagine an undertaking as complex as that! Bravo!
Thank you David. It was a bit of work.
I love your passion for the motor. Thank you for sharing your story!
Thank you crasherror.
Very impressed! I would say there is definitely a market for these engines and probably complete bikes ,a superb build. Your tenacity and skill set is only to be admired.
Thank you Alan. Yes there is a micro niche market. I have made 6 and sold 4..
Paul I gotta tell you. You say it's an absolute 1919 but that is obviously a true technologically advanced engine I'm just sorry that we're dinosaurs but it's a beautiful thing that you built there Very beautiful thank you for sharing
Thanks Mack. Appreciate your comments!
What a wonderful motor, a work of art.
Thanks Kenneth.
Paul this my first comment I started watching your videos half way through, I have now court up with the hole series.
Great workmanship and very educational .
Christopher from Down Under
Australia, I presume? Thanks for watching and commenting.
this guy is a legend! so much knowledge and skill
Thanks jools182.
My favorite video of yours so far, Paul. What a gem of a motor. I, too, thought it was a "built" Excelsior- my jaw hit the floor when you revealed it was totally scratch built! Man, I could go on & on. -Simply Amazed from Texas.
Thank you Christian.
Paul that’s a work of art, as a machinist and fabricator I’m in awe of your design and workmanship! 🤔
Thank you Mike. The Excelsior really was a great project for me.
Impressive, interesting and amazing! Thank you for that!!
Thomas, thanks for watching and commenting.
I’m enjoying all the videos, you explain what you are doing very well. Keep them coming Paul.
OK Michael, we will.
Sir I salute you...🤝 May I say...., you are an engineering artist Bravo....!!!!
Thank you Jeff.
@@paulbrodie ..
You are more than welcome....🙏
This is the video series I've been waiting for! I was a massive fan of your Project Excelsior blog and have been hoping you'd cover the bikes in more detail at some point.
Thank you Alex.
Amazing, and so true to the spirit of the original…. Love the standard head screws!
Always amazing work Paul , not many people have the skill and brains to do half the stuff you do .
Thank you.
I wish I have the same talent as you paul! Beautiful work :D
Thank you so much 😀
Hello Paul,that engine is a work of art, great job ...
Thank you Irish mike Tully.
The finish on that engine is second to none.
Thank you Jan.
Paul
Just Love those large V Twins... Keep those Vídeos going. 👍
What a beauty of an engine and sounds gorgeous too,your a very clever man with the patience of a saint.👍
Thanks Lee!
been waiting for this video since i learned youd built these!
As always, great to see your work!
Thank you so much 😀
WOW!
You are amazing in what you do. Greetings from Roumania 🇦🇩
Hello Romania!
Astonishing, it reminds me of Alan Milyard and his amazing engineering.
Thank you c goodwin.
That’s a beautiful looking engine and such beautiful quality work Paul.
Thank you Ian.
Thanks very much for doing this. I'm a couple of years off retiring, and I plan to do spend many years restoring etc old bikes. Cheers - -Rick from New Zealand
Rick, thanks for watching and commenting.
That's a beautiful engine Paul, those bevel gears are a work of art!
Thanks you Nice.
“There is no great genius without a mixture of madness.”
Aristotle
👏🏼
Truth!
Very interesting Paul!
Glad you liked it.
You continue to amaze. That is so cool
Thanks Andreas.
Just amazing ..
Top notch upoad . Excellent .
Thank you Jon.
That's an amazing engine.
Bloody marvellous 👍
I think a bunch of these need made and take them to the Isle of Man! I'll ride one!
Incredible work!
amazing work ! the amount of time to make and design the thing is as monstruous as the rewards (and the headaches when things go wrong), an enterprise where you can easily lose your shirt too. as the old saying goes to end up with a million you start with two. i know... so kudos to you paul. i absolutely love how one can recall the experience of losing a cylinder like well i heard a noise and lost a cylinder compared to the feeling at the moment. i usually tell ppl around me not to let gas cans around when the time comes :D. thank you very much. i´ll be waiting for that video on the carb too. take care and thanks again.
Peter, thanks for watching and commenting :)
Very much enjoyed the history. You’ve led an amazing life. 👍👍😎👍👍
Thanks Joel. Maybe I'll write a book one day.
This to me is the best video you have shown to be able to design build and race an engine from scratch is truly admirable you are an unreal engineer. More of this please and I remember building my own 486 pc so I could run cad I now use fusion what a difference that makes.
Jon, thanks for watching and commenting :)
Amazing stuff yet again Paul, your skill and craftsmanship are outstanding. The engine is beautiful inside and out.
Many thanks!
I didn't realize to what extent it was ur design , thought it was a vintage engine !! Deeply impressed!! Acke at ISR is building a three cylinder one...takes time as he has to run ISR at the same time
Thanks Kim. To design and build these motors I turned away all my regular customers, started living off my line of credit, and worked from morning until night 6 days a week.
I've been so excited to see this. Thanks Paul!
Thank you Po.
I really enjoyed this Paul. I love the thought that has gone into both the manufacture and development
Thank you James.
Art science technology mashed in one.. awesome.
Thanks Paul
Thank you.
Very interesting and incredible 👏
I don't know what a bushell is but I'm pleased to see you finally got that light out from under it!
WOW.
That's incredible.
You designed it from a few B/W pictures and had to do all the R&D as problems arose?
I am IMPRESSED!
Thank you 1crazypj. Yes, that was my life for almost 15 years..
Just found your channel!! Love what you have accomplished!! Great design and execution!!
Thanks Stephen!
Ooooh, listen to her purr.... Wonderful!!!
Marvelous!
Thank you Heinrich.