Millyard Kawasaki S1 Four Cylinder Crankshaft - How its Made - Episode 2
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- Опубликовано: 26 сен 2024
- In this video I show you how I made a four cylinder pressed up crankshaft with a 90 degree 1 - 4 - 2 - 3 firing interval. This crankshaft is for my 550cc four cylinder engine that is based on the Kawasaki S1 250 triple engine. Tracey bakes some Christmas cup cakes and our friendly squirrel pays a visit at the end. My old automaton "Charlie Weaver" keeps an obligatory eye on me in between tipples. Hope you enjoy the video
regards
Allen
I love that you include Tracy and her “shop” work. You are an inspiration Alan, it’s amazing what you can do in your little shop. Thank you.
Deep down, Allen's a cupcake guy with a motorcycle problem.
I love the play-by-play.
I was waiting for a "I'm well pleased" or "it's just perfect"
It never ceases to amaze me how you re-engineer and then build engines/motorcycles using comparatively simple equipment with such precision, Allen!
And those cupcakes have me in a fit of hunger now!
I was thinking the same.. How in the world? I would be using the precise measuring instruments as I was going along and Allen just uses them to double check his work... Let me correct that statement...I would not be able to do this...and I (B.I.D.A.) Before I Discovered Allen-- considered myself a decent, above average bike builder...HA! I love this guy.. we can all identify using simple tools.. But to use them at such a level of precision is just ...mind-boggaling:)
@@garystratton4125 Yeah. Usually, if you want to up the capacity or cylinder count on a vehicle, you start and end the plan by looking at suitable engines to swap in. The average person doesn't instantly start by wondering where to graft a couple more cylinders onto the current engine. :D
Watching this fills me with a deep sense of joy and wellbeing. The way she handles that food processor is amazing! 😊👍🏻
Just perfect! ;-)
anyone want to bet that Alan measured the thickness of he marzipan at exactly three millimetres, or was he just making it up?
@@a-skepticalman6984 Allen has a well-calibrated eyecrometer.
@@a-skepticalman6984 Don't know about Alan, but I use calipers when rolling out marzipan, no need to use micrometer.
Allen does seem to get a certain extra thrill in his voice when he enters the kitchen. :D
There is literally nothing on terrestrial TV I would rather watch than Allens videos. Their whole structure and content, for me, is spot on; it's like 70s programming where things were allowed to be a bit quirky and were just better for it. Never stop Allen!
In Allen's space, even cupcakes appear to go through an engineering process. You just know each and every individual cupcake is 'within spec'. Thanks AM - and T - for yet another marvellous video.
Allen explains everything so thoroughly feels like you are in the workshop with him one thing he has never explained is how he keeps so trim with all those cup cakes around the place,great video
150lbs
He keeps trim from all the hacksawing
Your work in your home garage and shed put many "professional" engine builders to shame. You are building what the factors should have built. Looking forward to your next video. Those cupcakes look great !
Most "Professional" engine builders would just tell you that it wasn't possible as soon as you outlined the plans for this kind of project. :(
Marzipan
MmmmmmmmmMMMmm !!
Exceptional Engineering, Tracey's Christmas Cupcakes, a love for marzipan, Charlie Weaver and an Easter Egg of the Swiss Army Knife on your workbench! But no need for the Barbecue for the assembly of the crankshaft. Truly an Engineering Genius. Thank you, Allen. 👍🔧🔩
I wonder if Tracy is secretly making a 4 cylinder mixer?
Just that clip that was "easy to remove with a couple of screwdrivers" would have probably kept me busy for a couple of hours. Wish I could be there and watch over your shoulder - and learn from you mate. You are a genius.
Super video as usual, Allen. Anyone who conjures a 4-cyl K engine from two old 3-cyls will always want more cherries in their cup cakes! Always. Thanks for sharing. Stay safe and keep up the good work.
Yes yes, more cherries. And are they 1.5 or 2 mm???
I wish my 'careers advice' covered mechanical engineering at school, some 37 years ago. Good on you Allen, I'm sure you're an ispiration to todays youngsters.
What a guy .. talent and old school engineering in a shed.. these vids are like therapy
"It's a nice tight fit, and it grips really well. That's how it should be. Not all loose and floppy like the old ones" 😂🍻 Loved the video, a pleasure to watch!
You make it look so simple. Great mechanic!
Are you talking about my ex ??hunh hunh ??loose and sloppy ? Just how do you know her ? 😁
Absolutely brilliant once again Allen !
Clear and precise demonstrations and explanations, youngsters today could learn an awful lot from your videos. There’s no substitute for experience and your techniques are brilliant.
I know the filming and editing takes a lot of time so thank you for sharing as always.
Dead heat between Tracey’s precision in the kitchen and Allen’s precision in the workshop.
That bearing puller is absolutely brilliant! I have never seen one like that
Gedore 1.29
Poetry in motion, Really enjoyed watching the process of repurposing parts from two engines to create a modified crank. thank you for posting.
The precision, knowledge and skills are second to none. Tracy is an amazing cook. Allen's not too bad aswell!!! 👌🇦🇺👍🇦🇺
This level of skill and imagination is pretty special. I wish I had 10% of the talent of Mr Mill yard, but people have been doing the same thing with car engines in the US for at least half a century. Its nothing particularly new, just very very skillful and shows unusual ingenuity.
Here’s me expecting to see turning and welding and grinding. No you just push on another one. That’s very clever fore thought in the initial design stages. Nice 👍🏼
Hi Greg, I was expecting welding etc, I didn't realise that extending crankshafts was like playing with Lego.
I reckon this engine building malarky is easy. 🤭
the beauty of modular cranks.
I thought the same thing, I’ve only ever stripped car engines which are obviously completely different
@@Tod_Unctious in your dreams 😅😅
@@Tod_Unctious Assembling an engine IS easy. The skill comes into play when you have to bolt it all together in that one configuration where it will still work. :D
The thinking process followed by realisation and not to forget the energy supplier....amazing...God bless you all...Merry Christmas
Alan, you do such a good job explaining what you are doing i had to catch myself from heading out to my shed to saw my lawnmower in two.
Hi Graham
That would probably be my 1st project the lawnmower. But I would end up with a pair of shears or something even worse that didn't work very well.
Assembling the crank on the lathe was brilliant ,wow it was so cool to watch
Im utterly impressed. Not only for your amazing skills but for your friendly approach. A tue pleasure to watch.
The peaceful little workshop in England where all is well in the world. We need this right now.
Just sitting here patiently,or impatiently awaiting the next vidididio on this cranky old cranks custom built crankshaft... 😲 Never in my 57 years would I have ever imagined that I'd have said that...
Thank you allen. Seeing you work and listening to your stories is like therapy. So relaxing. It doesn’t matter that I don’t understand most of it. 😁. You give out all this time and knowledge for free and from what I see your fantastic production is very limited. How do make a living? Is it selling Tracey’s cupcakes?
It dosnt matter how old I get...
Watching Mr. Millyard assemble anything makes me a little more competent in my "MOTORCYCLE WORLD"....!!!
THANK YOU MR. MILLYARD.....
I think what Allen didn't fully describe is that the initial position of the first rod pin in the lathe doesn't matter, as long a it's somewhere near either the top or the bottom. Being straight up or down gives the most rotational accuracy when it's locked onto the tool post. Then it's just a case of rotating it exactly 180 deg. Very clever.
It had me guessing at first as I couldn't see a dial indicator on the first pin, I didn't know how he got it at top dead centre, then I realised it doesn't even need to be. Excellent video!
This took me a moment to understand as well. As long as the tool-post isn't moved after the first position is set, all is good.
A Master at work, I could watch you all day, no urgency, no expletives and no blood!!!
I've never seen such precision cupcake making. Truly a masterpiece!
Hand held electric drill. No centre punch such as far as I could see. Just bang the pins in. This man is a God.
After watching your videos now for a long time I still can't believe how you make this look so easy and us mere mortals know it isn't. Cracking work Allen, roll on the next one.
Another great video from the workshop with a nice cup of tea and homemade cupcakes. Thanks for sharing.
If only Honda crankshafts were made the same way, my latest crazy idea would be a lot easier.
Thank you for sharing Allen. Inspiring as always.
I enjoyed the video. I used to rebuild a lot of crankshafts and I showed how to do this in a video and I caught a lot of flack from some folks who were certain I did it wrong. It appears your viewers are better informed. Thanks for the video.
Allen, you are a genius, what an amazing creation by a man in his garden shed 👏
As well as admiring Allen, we must praise the Japanese m/c manufactures for their precision work at affordable prices.
Tell Tracey, I could smell those baking cupcakes all the way to Sarnia, Ontario!!
Excellence in all departments, as always, in the Milyard house! Awesome how simple you make that process look, I changed the bearings and seals on my GT250, and it was a mission!!
The best channel on RUclips
You make it look so easy
Lovely to watch the assembly of the crankshaft can’t wait to see the rest of the
Engine coming together top class work
Tracey is a deft hand with the whisk and the thickness of that marzipan was perfect at 3mm. I would love to see her use all the cherries in her cup cakes that would be magic. We only have possums in Australia no squirrels mores the pity .The crank build was nice too.
As always, amazing. Love the crankshaft assembly, love the cupcakes (made with the same precision - to within a thou). All delicious.
Alan & Tracey's Sunday Tea Time Treats! Brilliant!!
I love seeing how cup cakes are made!
Oh to ride one of Allen's creations and to sample Tracey's baking... you are a lucky guy Allen.
15:55 Verified with dial calipers, no doubt :) Enjoyable as always, I love these videos.
Exactly 3mm
Perfection as always Allen! A really clear video illustrating the process you follow, and of course, more importantly the process Tracy follows for her Xmas cupcakes :-) Best regards to you both Sarah
It’s just amazing how you have mastered Kawasaki Triple Engines. New parts for old parts, you have great connections in the land of Kawasaki Two Strokes.
I find the crankshaft throw arrangement fascinating.
The usual cross plane staging puts the 180 degree split between cylinders 2 + 3; this creates the effect of a 90 degree twin paired with another 90 degree twin, out of phase by 180 degrees. Mr Millyard places the 180 degree splits between the cylinder pairs, creating two 180 degree twins separated by 90 degrees.
I imagine that either design creates a beehive of buzzing at the grips at high engine speeds, but which one is better all-round?
we await the results with much anticipation
Yes, it's very interesting. In his previous fours, he's used a two-plane arrangement, with crank pins at 90*. The way Yamaha used to do this, with the TZ500/700/750, had it fire like two twins strapped together. Single-plane, outer pistons in parallel, inner pistons in parallel, 180* apart. This one seems to have cyls 1&2 at 90* to 3&4. This might create a bit of a rocking couple. Looking forward to the results.
No need to wait for results, this is the same layout of his other four cylinder bikes. The old TZs fired two cylinders simultaneously, then after 180 degrees of rotation fired the other pair.
Allen’s design brings one cylinder to TDC every 90 degrees, but not in the style of the Yamaha R1 cross plane design.
My curiosity revolves around the the resulting secondary imbalances, and how that affects the overall feel of the engine and what type of vibration “signature” it would create. We’ll have to ask him to create another four-cylinder with the alternate firing order and submit it for testing!
Best engine building teacher out there 👌☝️ watching from the other side of the globe in New Zealand 🇳🇿 🇳🇿🇳🇿
This plus this old tony in the same day 🙂
Poetry in motion along with a little cooking too. I hang on every line...!
Unfortunately, the like button can only be pressed once!
Talk about a skilled mechanical engineer - this guy is amazing!
It's a well known engineering principle, that marzipan is never ever exactly 3mm.
Especially once i've used it as plastiguage.
I am quite confident that in the Millyard kitchen.....Marzipan will be exactly 3mm....
Except when Tracey makes it.
I sure look forward to you and Tracy and the wildlife in the backyard a great relaxing video always and such love and brilliance
Smartest, funniest, most skill full man on the inter web
You've probably heard this so many times, but you are a very clever man. Love watching your videos👍👍👍👍
I could watch your videos all day Allen thank you 👀👍
So, I see this video about building up 2 cycle
4 cylinder bike engine, and I'm like YES!
But, I see the Missus putting cherries and some
mincemeat, in the cupcake batter. AWESOME
on both fronts! Would have never thought about
adding mincemeat to cherry cupcakes. Mincemeat
is HIGHLY under rated.
steve
I've said this before and I will say it again, I wish I just had a third of this man's skills......just a third and I would be so happy.... good on you mate love your work..!
Allen is well beyond the very good mechanic, he is a brilliant engineer, inventor since he builds what does not exist without any reference ... hats off
I love watching your videos. I get lots of ideas from them. How you do some of your builds truly takes some out of the box thinking. But my wife was watching and demanded I comment and ask for the cupcake recipe. Go figure...
Crankshafts and cupcakes... perfect! Can"t wait til the next one.
Thanks Alan it's a real highlight for me when one of you really videos appear
It’s cathartic to watch you work Allen. Baking looks good too!
I cannot wait to see this run. Let the missus know that those cupcakes looked amazing.
I'm totally hooked, on the edge of my seat through the whole video!
That is a great 2 stroke crankshaft assembly video. Well done Allen.
Never seen an extractor tool like that. Fascinating.
Hi, my name is Flávio and I'm from São Paulo, Brazil. I want to congratulate you for the video, for the clean and equipped workshop, for your great work and for the video introduction of the scene where your wife makes the cookies. Congratulate her too, as they were very well done. A hug.
Dr.Frankenginestein at work.Incredible skills and knowledge
Gives me a better idea how motors work, thanks for sharing your time and knowledge, have owned bikes for years.
As you say very therapeutic to watch. Thank you for all the uploads this year Allen. Happy Christmas to everyone.
I've always liked the sound of a cross-plane 4. Awesome, Allen!
When watching the master at work, I feel like I've been hypnotized, sheer magic
You are genuinely one of the nicest men I have ever seen on RUclips. Your personality is just so genuine and I love watching your videos! This is the first one I have watched and I am excited for more.
Thank you 🙂
Like a Slightly Crazy Bike Builder another creation emerges from a brilliant mind, Allen your a true creator. What you can produce in your garden shed would tax most major bike manufacturers, keep in going I enjoy your approach.
one of the very few channels i give a thumb's up before the video starts.
thank you
Hi there, when I first watched your video I was expecting a workshop full of specialized machines.
To do this kind of work in a backyard shed renders me speechless.
Truly amazing.
Recently started watching your videos and now I’m thoroughly addicted. As a fellow gearhead I’d love to sit and have coffee with Allen and just pick his brain for an afternoon. He is a genius among geniuses and I can’t get enough of watching him.
Love your video’s Allen,could watch you all day.👍👍
Crankshafts, cupcakes, and copper hammers. You make them all fit together so well..... Thank you.
Yes thoroughly enjoyed the video - all just perfect Allen including Tracy's Xmas Cup Cakes 👍
marvelous work allen,crank and cakes.just perfect!
Poetry in motion, both in the kitchen and without.
A combined motorcycle/baking show... whodathunkit?? So original, I love it!
You make me feel humble about my own limited skills :-) Thanks Allen!
I would love to hear Mr Millard's life story. Any fella who would take on projects the way he does must have had an interesting history.
Google at home with Allen millyard I’ve done a few interviews
Best collection films on youtube. Well put together, smooth calm and great narration. Much like Chris yates, a fisherman.
Id say Allen is an idol, great character. Thankyou again. Cant wait for the next video.
I love these videos - we're lucky to have an archive of this moto genius at work!
Petrolheads from all over the country will be checking estate agents web sites to see if there are any houses in your street for sale. Those cakes look amazing!
Cupcakes and Crankshafts, what could be better!
Bloody amazing job.
Honestly, you make all other engine people look ordinary!
Please, please make a 4 cylinder Waterbottle.
ps: couldn’t help but notice Mrs M neglected to actually measure her 3mm Christmas trees.
Looks like she has “the eye”too.
Well that was the best 20 minutes of my day and it was certainly enjoyable. A real pleasure Sir.
That was just perfect, the skills, the know how. The bike stuff was good too. Delicious!
I am always blown away by your simple but effective engineering, a rare skill. I would love to see a video on your Velocette engine which I think is my favourite of all your conversions. More please!
Very enjoyable to watch and the attention to detail is excellent.