Norton Nemesis V8 rebuild - Episode 8

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  • @ro63rto
    @ro63rto 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1211

    I would be a travesty and an insult to all your work to refit that monstrosity of a manifold back onto the bike.

    • @davidcook380
      @davidcook380 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +41

      AGREED

    • @hoost3056
      @hoost3056 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      I believe he said that he was going to address that in a previous video.

    • @Alfran-yh4oo
      @Alfran-yh4oo 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +55

      Allen Is so educated that says "strange" instead of awful

    • @Peasmouldia
      @Peasmouldia 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +51

      No brainer. That monstrosity doesn't deserve to be called a manifold. Can't wait to see what Allen comes up with. I'm sure it will be a thing of beauty...

    • @stephenrice4554
      @stephenrice4554 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +33

      Another great video , cupcakes , the abominable manifold , curing the scabby bearings , and Charlie weaver . Looking forward to the next one 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  • @user-br3ou2cs9o
    @user-br3ou2cs9o 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +25

    Thank You Tracey for keeping Allen fed so he can make videos to keep us numpties chuffed to bits with his engineering prowess.
    Allen... New exhaust. Please!

  • @PRD500
    @PRD500 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +368

    Make a new manifold, the existing one is atrocious

    • @Bob-ts2tu
      @Bob-ts2tu 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @speedbirdconcordeBOAB agree haha.

    • @lukepeeters5178
      @lukepeeters5178 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      1000%

    • @kubaceg1
      @kubaceg1 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      + ceramic coating instead od bandages :D

    • @TheDorsoduroMan
      @TheDorsoduroMan 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      How could anyone fabricate such an atrocity and worse to put it on such a stunning bike!

    • @davetheglidingbum
      @davetheglidingbum หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@TheDorsoduroMan Equal opportunity employer??

  • @RobSchofield
    @RobSchofield 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    @ 15:50 - definitely a new one!

  • @COMA69BAND
    @COMA69BAND 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +338

    make a new manifold, the original one has no place on that bike, shocking quality!

    • @garywheeley5108
      @garywheeley5108 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Goes with the rest of the bike this is the best that Norton could do 🙄

    • @trevjones1315
      @trevjones1315 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Makes you wonder why they went out of business 🤔

    • @fidelcatsro6948
      @fidelcatsro6948 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      i couldve crafted a nicer one with pvc pipes and styrofoam box cutouts, definitely an eyesore!

    • @kingfishstacy
      @kingfishstacy 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Agreed. I see a lot of rushed work on that engine. I'm sure he knows. At this point he's trying to polish mud

    • @Bumbaclot213
      @Bumbaclot213 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      The whole bloody bike is shocking

  • @stevefriswell5422
    @stevefriswell5422 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +33

    Whoever decided to add the ticking clock to the soundtrack is a genius.

    • @JohnSmith-pl2bk
      @JohnSmith-pl2bk 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Allen has background as a horologist...

    • @jimurrata6785
      @jimurrata6785 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Allen has a secret career as a Foley artist! 🤫
      😊

    • @FonicsSuck
      @FonicsSuck 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I think it was Charlie Weaver

  • @garyedwards8142
    @garyedwards8142 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +291

    The blind man who made that manifold won’t mind you replacing it at all…..👍

    • @JP-monkeybot
      @JP-monkeybot 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

      Some of the workmanship is pretty shocking

    • @philipcable437
      @philipcable437 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      I'm sure it was a rush job. All of the cooling system was knocked up in the same manor

    • @Jestersson
      @Jestersson 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@philipcable437Even so I’m sure they could have done better

    • @TassieLorenzo
      @TassieLorenzo 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The design is just bizarre too. Even if there is not much space, short primaries into a 4-1 collector should suit the high rpm nature of the engine, presumably?

    • @PeterEndelt
      @PeterEndelt 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      😂😂😂

  • @malvinmalvin
    @malvinmalvin 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    I have a confession to make. I'm watching this in my garage, overlooking three project bikes, presently not nearing completion. Sir, I salute you and your ability to see things through.

    • @FonicsSuck
      @FonicsSuck 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Haha you're in good company

  • @mantrajack3549
    @mantrajack3549 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +155

    The ticking clock sound and lack of background music is purely mesmerizing... ❣

    • @markrainford1219
      @markrainford1219 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It was sending me to sleep lol

    • @waterboy8999
      @waterboy8999 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Other TH-cam ers take note

    • @Da5idc
      @Da5idc 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      The ticking makes me crazy 😮

    • @plindley
      @plindley 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Reminds me of visiting my grandparents combined with watching a genius at work this is my happy place 😊

    • @davidweaver4702
      @davidweaver4702 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I find it totally relaxing. Just like going back in time to see my elderly uncles and aunts ❤😊

  • @EnglishTurbines
    @EnglishTurbines 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    As for that exhaust manifold, there are no words...😮🤔😳🇬🇧

  • @paulnelsonisnotabot
    @paulnelsonisnotabot 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +243

    We all know you will make a new one, I suspect it will be perfect 👌

    • @davidjowett8195
      @davidjowett8195 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

      And will, no doubt, involve the correct use of a hacksaw and scissors on a Swiss Army knife 😄

    • @tam1381
      @tam1381 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      @@davidjowett8195 Not to forget several cup cakes.

    • @G58
      @G58 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      JUST Perfect. 👀

    • @firsteerr
      @firsteerr 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      @@davidjowett8195 did you know that the blade in allens hacksaw is the first one he was issued as an apprentice at 15 ?

    • @stephenebeaulieu
      @stephenebeaulieu 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      Well put. It is shocking to think Norton put its name on that POS. Allan can certainly rectify such an insult.

  • @colinmartin2921
    @colinmartin2921 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Brilliant idea with the eccentric bush.

  • @edgar9651
    @edgar9651 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +150

    Obviously, you will build a new manifold. Just make sure when the bike goes back to the museum there will be an extra plate: "Improved by Allen Millyard."

    • @stephenO1870
      @stephenO1870 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      IBARBAM

    • @neilurquhart8622
      @neilurquhart8622 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @TurnipstalkI don’t know!

    • @simonvalkov6335
      @simonvalkov6335 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      „Allen Millyard Edition“

    • @gsbeak
      @gsbeak 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @Turnipstalk Everybody watching is not a native English speaker...

    • @leddygee1896
      @leddygee1896 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Perfected would be a
      More appropriate term…

  • @raz2443
    @raz2443 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

    When seeing some really bad work on a showroom bike knowing that some workers there would not have allowed that to go out is frustrating yetYou still manage to not say how bad it had been put together. What a gentleman you are.

    • @davidstewart4570
      @davidstewart4570 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Actually, I think we know what he really thought, but he left that implication to Charley Weaver!

  • @cuddlestsheep5863
    @cuddlestsheep5863 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +90

    Tracey: How are the cupcakes Allen?
    Allen: Just perfect

    • @MuadDib1402
      @MuadDib1402 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      That's nice.

  • @luminiferousaether6151
    @luminiferousaether6151 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    The pigeons were both fledgling siblings! And the beetle was a Ladybird. Excellent for consuming garden pests like aphids (e.g greenfly & blackfly). Love your nature updates

  • @joenovark523
    @joenovark523 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +116

    I’m sure I’m not the only one to let out a quiet “YES!!” to themselves when getting the notification and scuttled off to be alone. Thank you for reinstating the cake segment Alan, not quite the same without.

  • @djbrettell
    @djbrettell 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Allen is an artist. I just wish he had an apprentice who could learn from him. This bike is going to purr, I hope someone gets to ride it regularly and it doesn't just end up sitting in the museum.

  • @eskimojulie
    @eskimojulie 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +83

    Definitely a new manifold , I am sure you will make a wonderful job of it !

    • @АлексейКорявин-ъ5с
      @АлексейКорявин-ъ5с 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Поддержу. Коллектор выглядит отвратительно, к тому же в термо ленте.
      Конечно, это музейный экспонат, но с технической точки зрения ставить ЭТО.....
      Пока- просто наслаждение идеальной работой Мастера, знающего, что Совершенство состоит из мелочей)))
      Мой любимый сериал!

    • @fidelcatsro6948
      @fidelcatsro6948 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Japanese manufacturer would commit Harakiri if they had such a workmanship spotted on their bikes

  • @Metal-Possum
    @Metal-Possum 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The clock in the background is rather comforting. :)
    Also, if you've got a bearing or bush in a blind hole, you can extract it by forcing pieces of bread into the hole, such as with a hammer and punch. Yes, you read that correctly, bread, the stuff you're not supposed to feed ducks these days.

    • @johngibson3837
      @johngibson3837 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Or grease it works but also not good for ducks

    • @Metal-Possum
      @Metal-Possum 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@johngibson3837 Grease requires a better seal, but you're right

  • @PaulaOwens-v4k
    @PaulaOwens-v4k 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +46

    the heat wrap on the exhaust was hiding a monstrosity

    • @fidelcatsro6948
      @fidelcatsro6948 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      definitely used to cover the ugly workmanship

  • @beckers2287
    @beckers2287 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    New manifolds for both banks.

  • @cliverussell5344
    @cliverussell5344 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +51

    A new manifold can only do justice to your meticulous work. Great video, Thanks Allen

  • @Supernaut2000
    @Supernaut2000 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    It's a wonder that the engine ever ran at all! With all this reconstruction and a new exhaust manifold, I can't wait to hear it running! James Lansdowne Norton will be smiling and bring you a sunny day for the first ride of the Nemesis.

    • @KingsleyTart
      @KingsleyTart 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Or perhaps will bring him a lifetime supply of cupcakes

  • @hbw7615
    @hbw7615 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +89

    Alan, please make a new manifold as you will do a professional job!

    • @fidelcatsro6948
      @fidelcatsro6948 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I cant believe a company made that exhaust manifold ..looks like a kindergarten kid's work

    • @michaelflint4159
      @michaelflint4159 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Special needs more like​@@fidelcatsro6948

  • @ametti000
    @ametti000 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    No wonder they wrapped that manifold of shame. Alen's workmanship is outstanding.

  • @popepaul4438
    @popepaul4438 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +61

    Even though I know you would be able to make the old manifold Good,, I would like to see you build a new one. I’d like to take this time to say thank you for your content. Really appreciate it even though I’m 56. I’m learning so much thank you.

  • @davidstewart4570
    @davidstewart4570 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Oh god, that manifold! Thought I'd accidently clicked on Just Rolled In. No wonder they wrapped it in bandages. Can't wait to see the Millyard replacement.

  • @RedJam65
    @RedJam65 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +44

    Nothing seems to faze Allen at all, he just machine's up new parts to make it work perfectly, what a genius!

  • @leaflee2066
    @leaflee2066 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Love the little pigeon interlude, we have a regular wood pigeon visitor who pecks the others birds while they eat, we call him Samuel Pecknpar.

  • @paramarky
    @paramarky 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +32

    The ticking clock in the background is so relaxing and cathartic - reminds me of being at my grandparents house as a child.

    • @stevebandit1964
      @stevebandit1964 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Grandpa Allen ! 😊

    • @stephenrice4554
      @stephenrice4554 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yep , that's just where it puts me , either on my Nan's kitchen in front of the fire or in my Grans house in the living room playing games on the table with the mellifluous tone of the clock counting down our lives . Great memories brought by the ticking of Allen's clock

  • @richardwillis2928
    @richardwillis2928 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Another fantastic video Allen you always explain it so well and I loved the way you cut down the bearing clips ingenious.😃😃

  • @the_forbinproject2777
    @the_forbinproject2777 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    jeez, thats a frankenstein manifold !

    • @fidelcatsro6948
      @fidelcatsro6948 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      elephant foot with terrible edema best describes it

  • @owensbama1923
    @owensbama1923 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I think with all the work you have done to this it deserves to have an Allen Millyard exhaust made for it. Great video as always.

  • @richardt.4224
    @richardt.4224 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +29

    😆I've said this before, but I'll say it again. "This Norton V8 is so lucky to have Allen working on it"!
    I thought the manifold was/is rubbish, everything about it was wrong!
    So come on Allen, you can't reuse that.
    While no longer living in the UK, I'm so proud that we have an engineer like you, with the passion you
    have working on this bike.
    Great work Allen, I'm looking forward to the next episode and thank you.

  • @tagomago2178
    @tagomago2178 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I like the clock ticking away in the background - it`s all very Zen

  • @user-andywelch
    @user-andywelch 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    I would design a new manifold Allan I could watch these videos over and over again very talented

  • @spotty_cat26
    @spotty_cat26 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    That's proper YTS welding on the manifold. Crying out for a stainless steel tubular Millyard special.

  • @cpuuk
    @cpuuk 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

    I continue to be astounded by the sheer simplicity of your solutions to complex problems 😊 New manifold for sure.

    • @robincooney1263
      @robincooney1263 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Anyone can make things more complicated - it takes real knowledge and understanding to make it simpler AND better

  • @frogandspanner
    @frogandspanner 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I am reporting Allen to the RSPCLM - royal society for the prevention of cruelty to lawn mowers. It needs too be indoors.

  • @Munter1
    @Munter1 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +31

    That exhaust manifold looks like it was a project for a welding apprentice on his first day using an 120 AMP ARK Welder and 4mm rods, not to mention it probably robs the engine of around 20HP.
    You will have to make a new one out of stainless tubing with your trusty Swiss Army knife and TIG Welder, which will not only look a thousand times better but will flow much better too.
    That would will a great video on it's own.
    Brilliant work so far Alan.

    • @fidelcatsro6948
      @fidelcatsro6948 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      i think they paid someone 20 dollars to do kindergarten workmanship in 1990s

  • @Timbershades
    @Timbershades 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    That old manifold has no place on an Allen Millyard restoration. We all know your newly manufactured one will be a piece of art!

  • @paramarky
    @paramarky 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +70

    This bike is gonna run so sweet once its finished - proper mechanics that we are losing to history.

    • @notagunfreak8146
      @notagunfreak8146 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      This is beyond mechnics, more like mechnical engineering with a good dose of a motorcycle fanatic

    • @simonfreer7950
      @simonfreer7950 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      And all done in a back garden shed 😂

    • @DB-xq3yn
      @DB-xq3yn 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Isn't it the other way around? Nemesis seems to have been designed by someone competent, but built by a rough smith.
      In the past, you had to fill up with oil every time msn filled up.
      Everything was not better before!

    • @notagunfreak8146
      @notagunfreak8146 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@DB-xq3yn The bike is constructed in a way that more like a working prototype and not a production/ finished product

  • @EnglishTurbines
    @EnglishTurbines 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Enjoyed the shell skimming jig...The eccentric bronze bush required for the Cam drive really demonstrates how this engine was thrown together and the huge errors in the crankcase machining....How could they let that go during assembly?....🤔🤔😳🇬🇧

  • @JamesRyan-ql9lr
    @JamesRyan-ql9lr 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

    Make a "Millyard manifold" Al, all day long 👍🏻

  • @luminiferousaether6151
    @luminiferousaether6151 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    The image quality from the camera you use is one the finest I’ve experienced from any YT channel. Helps us see all your wonderful work with absolute clarity

  • @patrickcolclough2423
    @patrickcolclough2423 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Of course you have to make a new manifold. :)

  • @amphihans
    @amphihans 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I learned so much from you again and again, but I will never have the nerve to try those things in real life. 🤠

  • @twentyrothmans7308
    @twentyrothmans7308 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +57

    I was listening, rather than watching, when the first too-large shell arrived, and knew immediately that Allen would somehow machine them. This is a work of art.
    Thank you for letting us watch, Allen.

  • @hankpotato589
    @hankpotato589 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Surely you kid with us Allen! Those exhaust manifolds (and those water manifolds) are an absolute abomination. Hats off to you for maintaining your grace and dignity in not ridiculing this remedial quality work. I know I couldn't have helped myself! Looking forward to what you will fabricate and thank you for this great series.

  • @GarryMcGovern
    @GarryMcGovern 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +24

    Artistry and elite engineering in perfect harmony: the ultimate therapy.

  • @ninja1150
    @ninja1150 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    The old manifold has served its purpose! My suggestion would be to make a new one that is just PERFECT! I look forward to the fabrication video. Keep up the good work Allen, all the best.

  • @loydsa
    @loydsa 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    Seeing the master at work, Tracy's cupcakes, and hedgehogs what more can anyone ask for!

    • @fidelcatsro6948
      @fidelcatsro6948 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      dont forget the fleeing ladybug!

  • @jeynes14
    @jeynes14 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    You are a patient man Allen, brilliant.

  • @roychrisop5623
    @roychrisop5623 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    Yes Allen, you must recycle that Frankenstein exhaust header or it will haunt you in your sleep. We all want to see you build a bespoke one...

  • @timessix8434
    @timessix8434 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    There has been many strange engineering solutions on this bike, but those manifolds were probably the worst I’ve seen over my almost 30yrs in the powertrain development industry. What an absolute joke. Thanks for another fascinating and very entertaining video!!!

    • @KingsleyTart
      @KingsleyTart 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The front one wasn't too bad, not brilliant, but passable ... and orders of magnitude better than the rear one (which is, admittedly, not saying a lot)

  • @the_forbinproject2777
    @the_forbinproject2777 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    I have to admit the little milage this bike has done and the wear with the bearings make me worry over if they got the oil pressure right but I am assured that with Allen in charge it will be better than new when finished ( ! ) , thanks Allen another great vid .

    • @rodkennedy9800
      @rodkennedy9800 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Possibly the bearings were used!!!

    • @JohnSmith-pl2bk
      @JohnSmith-pl2bk 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Long periods standing and no external pressurised lube system used to prime the whole bike before starting it up...

  • @dennisnorth1250
    @dennisnorth1250 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    That manifold is shocking. who in hells name thought that was ok...no wonder they wrapped it. Can't imagine why norton kept going bust. I'm sure you'll be making a new one...Total respect to you for holding your true thoughts...A genius in more ways than one

  • @SomeGuyInSandy
    @SomeGuyInSandy 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    OMG that exhaust. Amazing that Norton would sully their name so.

  • @BahnstormerUK
    @BahnstormerUK 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Nothing like watching an AM episode on a sunny Sunday afternoon, beer in hand, ......superb stuff Alan.....keep the vids coming. Great build. !!!

  • @GavinFreedomLover
    @GavinFreedomLover 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

    An Englishman and his garage , that's all we need, cheers for another great video, I'm no bike expert but the manifold was a proper state !

  • @jackfrombg4498
    @jackfrombg4498 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Sundays hit different when watching Master's videos. ❤

  • @paulhutchins6019
    @paulhutchins6019 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

    Love the sound of the clock ticking away in the background, gives a sense of tranquility as you're working 👍🏼

  • @stephenhill458
    @stephenhill458 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    As always I am in awe of your skills and really enjoy your narration. Your diplomacy in not calling out the makers of this bike for the appalling design, workmanship and presentation is commendable as well I

  • @superdave380
    @superdave380 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +22

    The juxtaposition of the marvelous engineering of that motorcycle and the crudely fabricated manifold is quite striking. Please do fabricate a manifold that the machine deserves.

    • @malcolmwhite6588
      @malcolmwhite6588 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I don’t think it’s a juxtaposition. If you watched the other proceeding episodes you’ll see that much of the engineering or machining has been done to either poor standard of workmanship or else not to a high-level of engineering from a design perspective. I think the manifold is pretty consistent with the rest of the bike, unfortunately.

  • @thedarkknight1971
    @thedarkknight1971 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Having watched all your other videos, and, with seeing your serious attention to detail, I can't wait to hear the end result, because damn... She's goinna run smoooooth as silk... 😏👌 😎🇬🇧

  • @generalmassive1907
    @generalmassive1907 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

    The most interesting series of videos on TH-cam ever ❤

  • @Wingnut_Stickman
    @Wingnut_Stickman 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    The original manifold should be an addition to the memory box, although, it does not look like the kind of memory one might like to retain. I for one would enjoy watching you work out making a new manifold. Thanks for posting this video, it was excellent as always!

  • @crfgunclub
    @crfgunclub 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    That clocks tick tock is music for my soul 😊Thanks for the video Allen ❤

  • @Jesse-B
    @Jesse-B 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Allen, your work is nothing short of poetry in motion, to refit that exhaust would be a travesty.
    P.S. I am loving this series.

  • @andymair7992
    @andymair7992 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    Everything you have done to this bike has made it better. Build the manifolds the right way, please! 😃

    • @fidelcatsro6948
      @fidelcatsro6948 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      looking at the manifold gives me cataracts

  • @chrisspeed-ik3et
    @chrisspeed-ik3et 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Such a shame, that skilled engineers like you now so rare. You are always calm & collected in your solutions to problems encountered. The exhaust manifold is an absolute disgrace. That needs a replacement fabricating by your good self. An excellent video serious sir!

  • @suzu9404
    @suzu9404 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

    I gotta say, I’m really enjoying this series Allen. Thanks for taking us along!

  • @guzz1jon
    @guzz1jon 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Yet another excellent demonstration of Allen's talent. 👍

  • @j.w.3345
    @j.w.3345 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    It must have been the Monday after a hearty weekend party when that manifold was welded. Just awful! I would love to see a quality one built by you.

  • @hydorah
    @hydorah 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I love the way Allen very subtly flexes with the quality vintage tools. I always try to buy decent vintage stuff when I can. Failing that, new British made stuff. Just wish there were more British tool manufacturers around

  • @waynegeorge7595
    @waynegeorge7595 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

    The master engineer at work again, absolutely love these videos

  • @alextripp1230
    @alextripp1230 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Hi Allen, lovely engineering as usual, glad to see the garden workbench in play. That exhaust manifold has just one place in your workshop... the bin..!!! I think you was playing asking if it should stay..!! Great series of video's with this engine, thanks for this one and looking forward to the next. Alex.

  • @johnfrench9608
    @johnfrench9608 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    Allen there is no way you can do anything with that exhaust. You were being very polite about it and didn't criticise which I commend you for especially when you said " The gas flow is going in different directions that's unusual"😂😅

  • @toucheturtle3840
    @toucheturtle3840 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Thanks Allen. Always a joy listening to your calm breakdowns in a chaotic world.

  • @ethanmiller5487
    @ethanmiller5487 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    This is my favorite cupcake/hedgehog channel on TH-cam. Your work is wonderful and has inspired me! Thank you!! I am of the opinion that such a beautiful bike deserves an exhaust manifold to match. I think brushed stainless would look amazing.

  • @malcellison8831
    @malcellison8831 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Please make a new manifold, Allen. Yours will be like the Mona Lisa compared to the child’s scribble of the original 😂 Another mesmerisingly good video. Many thanks 😊

  • @otsef1946
    @otsef1946 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    No question about it, bin that monstrosity of a manifold. Thanks for letting us in on the rebuild/repair of what could have been a wonderful machine. Greg

  • @adbadb17
    @adbadb17 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I'm afraid that manifold looks naaaasty! You know in your heart that you will not be happy fitting it back onto the Norton, after all the other fine craftsmanship you have put into it 😎👍🏻

  • @markeames8026
    @markeames8026 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    Definatley make a new one. That old monstrosity will never be perfect

  • @minnesotatomcat
    @minnesotatomcat 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thank god the crank was still in perfect condition, that kinda surprised me due to how the bearings and other things looked. It definitely needs a Millyard Manifold 👍

  • @TopDonBarrow
    @TopDonBarrow 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    I vote to make a new exhaust. Wonderful content as always peaceful bike repair

    • @TassieLorenzo
      @TassieLorenzo 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      The bike will gain about 40hp from a proper rear manifold one suspects!

    • @fidelcatsro6948
      @fidelcatsro6948 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      im protesting my demand for a proper exhaust manifold! even my cat is throwing plates on the kitchen floor and breaking glasses to demand it voice to be heard!

  • @davidjloveland3673
    @davidjloveland3673 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    My goodness what a fantastic update. Your mechanical skills are legendary. A truly gifted engineer. What makes your videos so watchworthy are the simplicity of how they are edited. The insight into how you deal with little obstacles that you encounter and how you deal with them look simple. Obviously to an untrained person there not. The gentle tik toc of the clock, The tasty cup cakes and the nod to nature all add to a very happy video to watch for after a stressful 12hour shift. Thank you. I cant wait to see how your challenge to get this machine running as it should ends up. I would love to hear and see it personally once finished.

  • @stevebandit1964
    @stevebandit1964 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    Another 21 mins of being in total awe of a ' Master Mechanic ' .. 🤩

  • @legomanmw2
    @legomanmw2 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    that manifold just sums up how cobbled together this bike really was. Nice to see Allen is putting things right

  • @jrnmller1551
    @jrnmller1551 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    AAAHH The master at work, Allan-Bearings-Cupcakes it does not get any better! Please make a new exhaust for this bike, Allan, it deserves it!!

  • @graemecatty9921
    @graemecatty9921 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    mAkE a NeW mAnIfOlD.... Put that old one back on and my day's of watching your videos are over🥵🥶

  • @Banditmanuk
    @Banditmanuk 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    You can tell the pride Allen takes in all the beautiful modified parts with the A.M initials and date stamped. I've no doubt this engine will run better than it ever did. I honestly don't see you ever wanting to re-fit that manifold. That eccentric hole is a brilliant engineering solution. We are going to Prescott tomorrow and if you're going this year, it would be great to say hello.

  • @DavidcCbrider
    @DavidcCbrider 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I agree you should make a new manifold . Great stream Allen thanks 👍👍love watching your work a true craftsman .

  • @chrissyboy1964
    @chrissyboy1964 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Good work Allen. The only place for that manifold is the scrap bin. :)

    • @AllenMillyard
      @AllenMillyard  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      Or the Nemesis memory box🤔

    • @chrissyboy1964
      @chrissyboy1964 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@AllenMillyard Of course, it should go in there. Good shout. :)

  • @keithleivers4061
    @keithleivers4061 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Brilliant Alan you forgot more about true engineering than the computer led mechanics of today . Keep up the great work

  • @mikeday8999
    @mikeday8999 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Absolutely a new manifold. Looking forward to seeing the end result 👍

  • @ridingonabudget
    @ridingonabudget 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The clock sound is the ticking of the precise Swiss watch in Allen’s brain.

    • @wargamingrefugee9065
      @wargamingrefugee9065 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      A Swiss watch in the UK?!? Stop making George Daniels spin in his grave! >:-(

  • @ianwaters9445
    @ianwaters9445 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    I totally agree,with other comments about the exhaust manifold,the one that you make Allen will be a quality item as befitting your other work on this engine.

  • @manuwilson4695
    @manuwilson4695 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    His engineering knowledge of what's ideal and what's not is just mind blowing!