Allen Millyard from Thatcham, Berkshire, England,[1][2] is an engineer and custom motorcycle builder for over 25 years, having created specials including winning best in show at Salon Privee for the world's smallest V-Twin, a Honda SS50-based V-twin,[3] to one of the world's largest, his Flying Millyard.[4][5] Another large capacity bike he hand-made is the Millyard Viper, built around an eight-litre V10 engine from a Dodge Viper.[6] He has built several Kawasaki specials, both two and four strokes and some of those bikes are now on display at the Barber Museum, located in Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham, Alabama, US.[7]

In recent years he has become even more well known via his TV appearances with Henry Cole.

References

  1. ↑ "Guest of Honour October". 14 August 2017.
  2. ↑ "At Home with the Genius Engineer Allen Millyard". 25 November 2020.
  3. ↑ Teenage dreams: We ride Allen Millyard's Honda SS50 specials Motorcycle News, 3 June 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2022
  4. ↑ "Brooklands Museum :: The Motorcycle Show report".
  5. ↑ The Flying Millyard: Five litres of eccentric joy | MCN (motorcyclenews.com)
  6. ↑ "Millyard Viper V10 Wins 2012 Coles Miller Dream Machines Bike of the Year".
  7. ↑ Flying Millyard | Bike Rider Magazine (brm.co.nz)
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