Kawasaki H2 750 Triple 1250 5 Cylinder Allen Millyard
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- Опубликовано: 1 апр 2019
- Kawasaki 1974 H2 750 Triple 1250 5 Cylinder built by Allen Millyard in 2000. This bike looks and runs like a new factory bike and has less than 200 miles. Owned by Kirby Cramer collection in Southern California 2019.
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Allen Millyard never ceases to amaze me! That is the most incredible 2stroke motorcycle there is!
the 7 cylinder version is more incredible
I'd like to see what he would do with a snowmobile!!
Is the builder from Canada?
Allen Millyard is the only person to look at a Z1300-Six and think ....... "I reckon you could get another 6 cylinders in there". He's unique and a gifted engineer.
Imagine what he could achieve with the resources of a Honda or Kawasaki factory team.
I have seen a few of his builds, he was an absolute genius, and an extraordinary engineer, this sort of genius only comes around very rarely
"Was"? He's not dead, you know!
The exhaust note on that bike is sublime! Not at all what I expected it to sound like. It’s got a nice crackle on deceleration as well, which is always nice! Fantastic bike. Millyard is a GOD!!
UnREAL!
I can imagine someone hearing that in the distance and expecting a Dodge Viper to come around the corner but it's this gorgeous Kawasaki.
Sounds like an entire race track when it starts up. Reminds me of my first bike in 1972, orange two stroke Yamaha, same instruments. Rode a 500 Kwacka then. Like a door hinge strapped to a rocket. Now have a Kawasaki Zx14r. Beautiful bike.
Awesome job on that! I remember the 750 triple. Owned the 400, broke my arm on the 500, and almost bought the 750 but came to my senses before buying that one. Incredible sound to the 1250. Miss those 2 cycles. Take it easy, it's a beast!
Millyard is such an under-appreciated treasure to the motorcycle community.
Thanks for sharing his wonderful creation, and am so glad an example of his work resides in our wonderful golden state.
Hats off to Mr Millyard. An amazing engineer. I've had the pleasure of seeing some of his other creations.
Works in a nuclear power plant
Millyard never ceases to amaze me, he's a genius.
Yes he certainly is a genius!
Gran ingeniero lo felicito respetos
soy admirador del 500 y 750 mi hermano fallecido corría aquí en Venezuela en San Carlos y también en el autódromo de turagua fantástico
con una 500 h1 1969
El sonido único no tenía comparación y ese 500 se levantaba a caballito en 3
La llegue a ver con un heder 3 en uno realmente el sonido sorprendente yo digo que está moto 500 y 750 verdaderamente el sonido te dispara la adrenalina imposible que no la hagas volar
era más rápida y mejor máquina que todos los triples Susuki que de niño me parecían muy lentos voto por los H1 en todas sus versiones llegue a montar el mini enduro kw 75 y el 90 enduro muy buenas eran también las mejores y más rápidas al igual el 100 paseo muy bueno que luego fueron superados por Yamaha 135 rx demasiado rápida pero que vivan los triples Kawasaki
Allen is nothing short of an engineering genious.
NEVER
I had a H2 in 1975. Scary fast, pulled hard to the red line but very reliable, always started right up and and ran strong.
Can’t imagine what adding 2 more cylinders does to an already potent power band.
It is amazing! Here is a link to the dyno video:
ruclips.net/video/a90677Qci3g/видео.html
What a pleasure being such a rich old guy, calling Allen for a nice bike 😉
Back in highschool, 78sh, I got to ride my buddies KH 500 triple. Truly a neck snapping, death machine. Never will I forget the thrill. Can't imagine what this thing is like.
High-five to Allen Millyard!
Thanks for sharing this beautiful build from the wizzard of the motorcycle world.
Such an awesome sound when the throttle is blipped. I would love to hear it with the throttle nailed wide open.
What I like about all of Allen's creations is that he spends time to make them sound great, I would not be surprised if Allen had gone through several expansion chamber designs before the final version. For sure, all Allen bikes sound awesome.
Outstanding fabrication. I rode a '72 H2 back in the day with porting and Basani's. Even as a 17 year old idiot, I knew better than to buy it. Rank machines- spaghetti frames and forks, vibration like crazy, would fill both lanes with smoke, but holy cow, when you pinned the throttle on those... This one at full throttle must really be something to ride.
Let me tell you, as I have experience. Indeed, it's something to ride full throttle. It's your ride in a wobbly line to the pearly gates 😱
Crazy bikes even at 750cc. My brother used to race one. Awsome power. Insanity to ride 😎
Millard build one of these engines by hand at a show in 19hrs. With hacksaw and file ! Legend man. Legend motors.
Alan is such a genius when it comes to special bike building.
That kwak is the bomb 💣.
Beautiful piece of engineering.
😎👍👍👍
Millyard is a motorcycle genius. Check out some of his other creations.
Ive seen some you are correct definatly a wizard of motorcycle building
His SS180 & SS100 v-twins sounds awesome for their size. :)
Absolutely
He is indeed.
David Joyce didn’t milyard make a v twin 2000cc?
Beautiful! These 70s sports motorcycles were something!
I had three they were all 750cc Mach 3 and they were built even back in the day I was running tens love those bikes
Those things wouldn't do the quarter in the 10's stock. Without a wheelie bar how might you EVER keep that front tire on the ground?
i thought the mach 3`s were 500cc ?
Milliard is a mechanical genius ! I would love that bike ! 😊
I had one of the original H2 models with chambers fitted to it and i survived , lifting the front wheel at around 70 mph
many times was awesome. i,m over 60 yrs old now and wonder how i got here. i noticed you kept the taco down. smart man.
sold mine unscratched eventually due to needed funds at that time. (used to be fun trying to get round corners even with a steering
damper that actually broke on me once, i was very lucky that day.)
Were crazy fast, man.
I also had one and still can't understand how I survived !
@@garypapineau4148 Me too
I owned a Kawasaki triple 350 and the Suzuki triple 750 "water buffalo".
The exhaust sounds of this 5 cylinder is enough to drive a sane man full psychotic.
My God man the H2 frames were "Spindly" enough on their own !! Lol
I hope he "Gusseted" the Frame in many spots to handle the extra power & weight !! ??
I Loved the Two Stroke Kawi's and this is a Fantastic engineering job !!! Love it : )
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@@michaeltrovato1085 , Huh ? Lol
They had a hinge in the middle....
I would like to add..... what a lovely area to live in too. 👍
This bike sounds amazing, would have been nice to hear it on full song.
Yep I agree! he's never going to ever run it to its full potential..
Reminds me of the Glorious sounds of 500cc GP Grid from 1976 to 1989's Glory days !!! : D
Super loud! The people in all the other mansions must love you!
I'm sure he has his own mansion
I remember following a chap on an LC 350 in the Isle of man in '88.I couldn't figure out why he had 4 exhausts. Bumped into him in the Creg pub later and he showed me a similar set up. Amazing engineering.
That's a really remarkable motorbike! Some years ago I saw an immaculate H2-based 4 cylinder parked at Sears Point in northern California. With the stock electric blue paint and all street equipment, that fourth cylinder wasn't immediately obvious! The craftsmanship was impeccable. Very possibly another Allen Millyard creation.
I was talking with Allen at last weekend's Prescott bike festival (vid on my channel) He was running some of his bikes up the hill there including his Honda 6 Mike Hailwood rep. I think the guy is a proper engineering genius who does most of his work in the garage next to his house.
love it! It literally says, 'vroooom!..vrooom!...vrooom!" when you crank the throttle^^
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Amazing build! I had one early in 1971. Insane bike, could never keep the front wheel on the ground. Yeah, that engine will overpower the bike completely.
WOW, I never the bike existed. I learned something new, Thank You Sir!!
WOW! Very clever mechanics there... wherever you ride this ..you're gonna get admiration!
Yeah, all he had to do was open his wallet!
I seen his 7 cyl H2 at the Mid Ohio vintage motorcycle rally.
What a work of art. For me it was one of the high lights of the rally.
In the 70s I drag raced a highly modified 750 H2 What thrill.
Holy popping wheely's!!!! I had a 750 triple in Woods Hole Mass in the early eighties and couldn't keep the front wheel down. I can't imagine this monster!
Sounds absolutely incredible
A kick per cylinder lol
Amazing technical and mechanical engineering knowledge some people have
People? For1 thing, this impressive achievement is just another idiot demonic step backwards. Yahweh told us 75% are NOT humans. Satan has a clone shop &mind downloader. These clowns = foundation on clay. Ask them how or why, they say I dunno I just know. They don't know they not humans.
*Go to hell Honda.* With your back stabbing 2019 "Monkey Bike." When u see manufactures like this, mocking u, u can pray4 their destruction. Is this bike really a mockery? Just it's handling is the very devil in engineering.
If u 5 star review criminals, or merely sit on the fence or even move on, how does that help some1 is getting raped? how hard is it 2ask Yah 2send His angels instead - He will honor that. In 1994 I devastated California with most expensive disaster in USA history. Northridge earthquake. Why? I was legitimately angry. With California. Yah honored that for His purposes & believe me it was INSTANTANEOUS as I was speaking. I don't care what your name is. Or how big u think u are.
I'm the engineer king of kings so feel free2 believe me. (with motorcycles)
My last bike was XL 600R 1987. I quit riding when all manufactures persisted 2go 2absolute hell. The engineers are literally demons, fallen angels, &back stabbing humans &their bikes CURSED. These are really stupid, poisonous people. &Beings.
Everything's engineered 2suck in money. All sorts of defincientcies deliberately tossed in2 fuel their wallets while hordes of frosting plastered on bikes 2cater 2glamour appeal. The whole industry is garbage absolute irreparable venom now. I remember when@ some point they didn't even list specifications anymore. Thnew breed of buyer are (poisonous) women mentality. (fashion) ..&Macho Gut Feel.
Thbikes are grossly overpriced& it's hiway robbery. $12,000 4a 450cc trail bike.
Satan as always leads. Unlike me, he has a massive fetish4 new stuff as he puts it. We spoke with him about this just last year. That's bcuz he was never satisfied 2begin with which is why he fell. Yahweh told us he was ALWAYS insecure. Halayel (his original name) was Yahweh's 1st ever created son. Yes his bikes are made 2drain u spiritually Yah told us he adores that. Your Honda engineers are HIS. Absolute magicians, they are millions of years old. Evil.
Bikes stopped getting better. Began looking better instead bcuz people bought in2 it.
Feeling better while performing far worse. Hell now days u can't just repair a bike u have2 dig thru a few Rubics cubes 1st in manuals written by very, very evil people who sit in a chair 8 hours figuring out how 2better drain your wallets.
When u buy a bike now, u buying an advertisement deliberately de engineered 2make u crave next year's model. So u can be a complete whining loser like Satan.
That crazy monkey bike with the insanely small wheels is gonna hurt a lot of people. That thing can go 60mph. 20mph is already very fast 2get thrown off a bike. Imagine running as fast as u possibly can into a tree. That's 20 mph 4u. I think all those head trauma guys weren't put in the hospital bcuz of motorcycles. I think it's bcuz of suspension. Or lack of it. That& 800 lb bikes. It took 3 of us 2keep a massive Harley upright crossing a stone creek at 1mph.
A nurse told me its all biker head trauma now days. Why?
All these guys have2 do is hit a small branch, pothole or rock.
I hit 1 rock the size of a fist @45mph, landed with my front wheel leaving S shaped black marks on throad as it slammed side2 side& down I went worst crash I ever had.
There's no reason4 a bike 2b over 300lbs &240lbs is easily achievable. But it should have suspension like "dirt" bike, ergonomic riding position XL600 configuration.
Satanist engineering works like this: u engineer a bicycle, then lock that away, &come out with 12 models all designed 2b a compromise of the obvious (maybenot2u) ideal.
Well, obvious 2me, I began as thbicycle spark plug king of kings world leader beginning 1986. I, We became tired of running with thSatanists. Especially when u people began 5star reviewing them. Hell with that.
These manufactures make TAIL HEAVY scooter beginner bikes 4teen college girls with tiny wheels. Pure evil. I am a pro &with tiny wheels I am going DOWN. They know this too. They also know u will be buying another bike from them. Tail heavy is THVERY DEVIL 2control on 2BIG wheels.
So I hear Honda "Gold" Wing is 90lbs lighter this year.
How heavy is that thing now? Any1 know?
If I even worked as a janitor at Honda, thLord WOULDNT have it. Don't even mention them.
In heaven everything is all run by magnets &crystals. Free energy. Gas power monkey bikes Satan maintains only 2enforce his money chip. &He laughs.
Yahweh was explaining to us Satan enjoys mocking people who buy his product.
Honestly do not even touch these people.
(Who are the engineer@ Honda? Evil humans. In addition, Yah turned Satan &his angels into Reptilian, who live in manufactured human bodies. They also place demons in human form, &erase their memories so word doesn't get out the Bible is real)
"Every way of a man is upright in his own eyes" Is your bike REALLY that good?
ruclips.net/video/MFzDaBzBlL0/видео.html
CriticalElixir , your brain is clearly not firing on all cylinders , perhaps it never did , who knows , in fact who cares . Best you get back to the funny farm and resume your medication 🤔
@@CriticalElixer George Carlin describes people like you perfectly: Wacko Lunes.
CriticalElixir What the hell are you on about? You sound like a tinfoil hat conspiracy theorist. Get back on your meds.
CriticalElixir Where in His word does God tell that 75% are not humans??
Um yeah , the H2 750 was scary as hell .. imagine this monster , so well done .. beautiful
I had 2 mach 111... love the sound of the triple... but this thing is bloody awesome
A masterpiece!! Fantastic piece of work.......
I was a teen when the 750 came out I rode a friends one time. Once was enough, the suspension and brakes were inadequate for this death trap. It was unpredictable and the front wheel would not stay on the ground. I got a Suzuki GT 380 also a 3 cylinder (2 cycle) which I rode for years. It was better suited for the brakes and suspensions of that era. The motorcycle radial tire had been introduced as well and it all got better from there on out. Now we have super bikes, again, that are really death traps for the largely inexperienced riders that run them. Same problem new age ...race engines on street suspension (compared to track versions of the same model).
biggus bestus ..........pussy
The Kaw Star Gazers were cool bikes just being able to add 2 more cylinders and make it all look,sound and run so well is a pretty amazing feat.
I rode my custom H1 500 to high school thru out my senior year. Drag Raced the H2 early days of college. but did i ever thought of adding 2 additional cly.s to my bike....not in my wildest dreams. Mr Millyard your off the hook
Yes Allen is amazing, be sure to check out his videos and subscribe! Cheers, -Kirby
That's a very cool bike. Very well done.
I've had every H series Kawasaki's that were ever produced. I can't imagine the POWER BAND on this bike. Was hoping to see it in full performance!!!! Gotta get ya breathing hard.. DAMN I WANT ONE....
And the torque. I wish he had more performance info.
The sound is Just perfect !
Everything Allen creates, looks like it came out of the factory and he makes it look so easy to do . I imagine 'Millyards' ' will be up-there with the-best in years to-come for collectors . Dave NZ
This man just kickstarted a 1300cc two stroke 🤟
And he didn't shit himself!
That's not really a big deal lol two strokes aren't compression monsters.....
@Gerry Cooney not really if the timing is correct, you kick it like you mean it and don't give it a buncha gas when you kick it over.
@Gerry Cooney - I concur. Saw some 500cc two strokes kick back and it didn't look like that much fun...
@@neilreid9005 not saying they won't
I met Alan a few years ago in France, he was showing off a few of his creations, including the V12 Kawasaki.
Fan of these had 3 versions of the 500. Wild rides!
Glad to finally see a high quality video on one of his H2's, cheers!
I've had all the Kawi 2 strokers .and Yamaha also the Suzuki..the Kaw 750 n 900 were absolutely RIGHTIOUS...man if I only had TODAY..oh & this is just INSAINE....
What a sound!!
this thing gave me eargazms 😊 it sounds amazing 👌 and looks great its bright orange 👍 my favorate colour
I had an S2 and an H1... I loved those bikes.
😍 love those expansion chambers, this is a dream bike, and that 2 stroke smoke
The frames could not even handle the original engine, this must be hell to drive.....
I want one!
mightress in my day they were described as being made out of liquorice.
Ride Man ,,,,its Ride
Wonder how he stops the damn thing I owned one a 1972 first year 750 and it was blast to ride but you couldn't hardly stop it, sorry brakes. I wonder if it will out run a stock 750. Miss the old bikes . Triumph 650 tt specials 650 BSA old Jawas. I'm a old guy but still have my memories. Ride safe everyone !!!!!!
Twice the death wobble of the original! Whats not to like! I'd pay money to put it back to original 3 cyl, then put the best steering dampeners money could buy on it. Very collectible bikes if they are original, this is just a talking point conversion sadly, it's way to heavy and more awkward than it already was.
Older bikes are sweet.
Well the material is stronger im sure.
One of my all time favorite bikes.. technically brilliant ...High Five !
My 72 h2 with wirges pipes ripped and sounded bad ass! I was always in the power band. That’s where the fun was !!
What Millyard can do is just unbeliveable!! What a genius!
There is always something amazing in this world
Just what these widow makers need..2 more cylinders!
The widow maker was actualy the H1500 so called because of the appalling handling capability of the highly flexible frames.
@@jamesrichardfield-mitchell4447 yes!..I test ride one way back in high school..brought it back and said no thanks!
@@jamesrichardfield-mitchell4447 not to mention the absurdly narrow power band.
@Korbon Dallas not available in you local Mike shop so not relevant
@@mrabrasive51 I owned one when I taught high school 😃
That sounds awesome! Mr. Milyard is truly an engineering god! Thanks for the upload. ☺
***Alan Millyard is amazing*** I absolutely love that bike! Not only is it damn good looking, that motor and the sound with those pipes and everything else is so very cool and my goodness, I would love to own it! 🤘
What fascinates me about these bikes is the build of the crankcases, it all looks so "factory" yet I wonder how they achieved the necessary strength and rigidity, if they actually did. With the engine and the pipes it's really hard to believe that isn't a production model. Absolutely beautiful. Thanks for posting he video, it made my day.
Allen Millyard is a mechanical genius...
I’m glad this bike has gone to someone who appreciates this quality of engineering and who is prepared to ride it.
What a treat to see and hear this mighty two stroke. Crackle crackle.
At the bike shop.
Q: How many spark plugs do you need?
A: All of them.
TS50ER plus a few spares just in case.
lol.. I remember being "flat on the tank" of my KH250 doing about 95 on the parkway (trying to get the magical ton) and hearing "chunga gunga gunga" next to me.
I looked up and it was a guy on a H2 750 next to me flagging me down.
I pulled onto the shoulder warily and this guy, all apologetic said to me "You aint got a spare plug have you mate" ?
I thought "Christ, I was flat out- flat on the tank and he's running on two next to me - Awesome bike" !
I duly flipped the seat and gave him a plug (KH's had a spot for 3 spare plugs under the seat)
It felt like an honour to help out a fellow 3 chickener (Cluck Cluck Cluck our engines would sound like when idling)
Lol!
You have now got 3 "middle" plugs to go wrong,
What a cool machine!!
Thats an awesome bike I love the sound of it
It is a 2 stroke that doesn't sound like 2 stroke, very nice engineering, very nice sounds, and very powerful. AWESOME BIKE!!
Nice bike, excellent work.
Terrific video.
Oh you lucky Bar-Steward! I remember what my H1 ( which had a 670cc big bore) was like, and 'That' was insanely quick. The one and only Alan Millyard! The guy is a total legend.
Never heard of a big bore kit for the H1. Must have been amazing!
Millyard is one of a kind and so are his bikes
Thanks for showing this pretty and unique Kawasaki and congratulations to the builder and the owner
Literally raised my heart beat. Incredible build
Genius is really the only word for it.
Love it, love the old H2's. This should be a feature machine on Jay Leno's channel. Maybe beside his H2 in comparison, bring in the builder to describe the build??
Amazing! .... bet the neighbours love it!
The sound is music to my ears brings back memories of my kh500, i would sell my gold fillings to have that bike its a beast.
I have always LOVED to Kawasaki triples, this is a fine example of a very nice hybrid...a bike like this, in the right hands, would give modern bikes a run for their $$$...
"a bike like this, in the right hands, would give modern bikes a run for their $$$..." lol ain't that a load of total BS
Just speechless ..wow
The best sound ever, incredible bike thanks for showing
That thing sounds awesome, great bike.
The H2 probably the most dangerous factory built bike in times.
Mine almost hurt me once with a bad head shake or tank slapper as they would say.
H1500 was worse.
My 69 MACH III was worse. I ground everything low off it for ground clearance 😄. I did it on the road surfaces and survived. Did 12.8 1/4 on it.
My 69 MACH III was worse. I ground everything low off it for ground clearance 😄. I did it on the road surfaces and survived. Did 12.8 1/4 on it.
Would of been nice to hear it hit power band bro!
Mr.rm250 Rodney Lynn these bikes had overheating problems like the middle cylinder would seize up can’t imagine what this thing might do if he did hit the powerband
@@trickym5748 I owned a 500 triple and 6 H2 750 s growing up never had a problem and they were road like a dirt bike! It's all about the jetting go lean and they over heated! You really should of known! LOL
@@mr.rm250rodneylynn8
A pocket full.of jets was the norm on a long trip growing up with two strokes, and a few spare plugs of course.
Hitting the powerband shortly before hitting the floor? If this a 2/3 more power than a stock bike, I'd imagine keeping the front end down and the rear tire gripping the road would be difficult to achieve when the powerband comes hits.
@d0rraj So on a 2 cycle engine with "expansion chamber" exhausts, the engine behaves as a turbocharged engine. The tuned pipes actually are the equivalent of turbochargers. That's why the owner took all that time to hand weld those large hollow expansion chambers. Expansion chambers aren't straight pipes, they are big hollow empty chambers that are actually acoustic resonators (acoustic supercharging). The sound waves bounce backwards and actually compress the air/fuel mixture back into the cylinder, causing the equivalent of "boost" or supercharging/turbocharging. That's why it would have been nice to see him hit the powerband, because at that point it's like a turbo hitting full boost. The effect is so strong that some bikes are impossible to control when the powerband comes on, because the power basically doubles. Without the expansion chamber exhausts you get a really really gutless engine. This bike should have 130+ horsepower with real expansion chambers and proper ignition timing and proper jetting. Because the 750 had about 75 horsepower without expansion chambers, stock.
P.S. that was a VERY crude explanation, so I apologize if it was confusing. There's obviously more to it.
WOW...I remember 500 3 cylinders 12 sec out of the crate but this is AWESOME super Cool. Thanks for sharing !!! MaC
Boy Kawasaki had some really interesting designs back in the day!
16 years old in 1985 and I thought my Mach III 500 with chambers was gnarly.
If I hadn't seen it with my own two eyes I wouldn't have believed it.
Would love to see a top speed run!
@@UncleTriangle You really have to see Allen's "Flying Millyard". Don't know if he's sold that yet, it's really bonkers.
@@UncleTriangle You really gotta ask yourself, what on earth goes on inside his head. I'd never think of turning a 6 cylinder 1300cc bike into a V12 2.300 mental machine, but Allen did.
What an incredible exhaust note all round.
Millyard is a bloody genius.When you see all the other bikes he has built,just because he can ,it makes you wonder about all the other so called'custom builders'who buy in all the stuff and bolt it on.No one else cuts n shuts engines with good old fashioned engineering principles and ingenuity the way he does.A true British eccentric in the best possible way
Now the standard KH sounds the dogs ball balls, but this thing sounds like the devil inviting you through the gates of hell. Phenomenal.
Right ken C. I think it should stretch
out a little longer in each gear. That was
barely above idle through the first
couple of gears. Each piston is still
only a 250.
I bought a Kaw 750 triple in 1972, used. It had 100 miles on it. The original owner received a recall notice for carb replacement. It seems the bike had come through with the original factory racing carbs. Read...18MPG. The replacement carbs delivered 36 MPG. Anyhow, he picked the bike up at the dealership, made a u-turn on the gravel parking lot and dropped it. Back into the shop it went for a new engine side cover, new front fender and turn signal. He was afraid to get on it again and sold it to me for 1200 dollars. I rode it for 4 years and loved every minute on it. It was incredibly quick. I raced many a man who thought he had a fast car or bike. That Kaw never lost a race. Then one day I woke up wondering how I could still be alive, supporting a wife and two young kids if I kept riding that bike. I sold it and never saw it again, but to this day, I still remember the thrills I had on it. I'm 73 now, but I think I only made it this far in life because I let go of that widow maker.
That sound is just the best of any motorcycle ever!