Kawasaki Z1B 900 engine repairs - Episode 1

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  • In this series of video's I will be stripping down and rebuilding a Kawasaki Z1B 900 engine, showing typical faults and wear, and what I do to repair it. This engine was made in 1974 and has played dormant for many years. I did start the engine 2 years ago and it ran really well on a test bed - see the first start video in the Kawasaki Z1B 900 repairs playlist

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  • @UmmmmmmmWhat
    @UmmmmmmmWhat ปีที่แล้ว +177

    I swear, any time you start disassembling something, it's like the Christmas morning reaction was of you as a kid opening your presents. An engineer in his natural element.

    • @TheTimutube
      @TheTimutube ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Lol I agree entirely matey

    • @CONEHEADDK
      @CONEHEADDK ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Watching these videos is like mix of meditation and sorrow over never having done anything close to as cool, with very low tech tools and machines, that most of us actually could get access to.

    • @theflyingfool
      @theflyingfool ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Sooo true!!

    • @danielkeel9265
      @danielkeel9265 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I've always pulled my whole engine and reistalled it upon purchase of a different machine (I've only had two), if only to know that I could, and to get to some understanding of how everything works! Made mistakes and learned from them, had an old '82 cx5oo for over a hundred thousand kms, my Zephyr is being rebuilt at 161K , nothing like as gorgeous as that z1! One day hope to have the correct tools that I don't have and a good enough shed to set up a hobby shop. Thanks for your sensible commentary and including us in your lives. Long admired Mr Millyard's work and skillset. He makes ir look easy, and ordered, and definitely not a chore. Kinda liked the finish on that engine, but vapor blast and clear coat (where I can, unfortunately the clear cerakote fell through for my cases, should've sourced that too! Thanks again. Subscribing.

    • @dennisford2000
      @dennisford2000 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      As a mechanic that had to put stuff together someone had taken apart, I would not mind his ordering of parts disassembled.

  • @bugproductions9050
    @bugproductions9050 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    You're recording and editing skills are not lost on me. Absolutely outstanding. You're engineering skills are insane. Please never stop uploading. You sir, are exactly what the internet should be.

    • @AllenMillyard
      @AllenMillyard  ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Thank you

    • @mikehirsh33
      @mikehirsh33 ปีที่แล้ว

      You’re a pinhead with your pinhead comment @@supermotos

  • @AaronSpielman
    @AaronSpielman ปีที่แล้ว +6

    The mad grin on your face when you were running it without the headers was priceless!

  • @31144
    @31144 ปีที่แล้ว +68

    Good to see you back on here Allen 👍 You have been missed

    • @monkeybarmonkeyman
      @monkeybarmonkeyman ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I swear I just checked last night to see if he'd uploaded anything, figured he must be into something or other. Going to really enjoy this rebuild.

    • @johnlouis5200
      @johnlouis5200 ปีที่แล้ว

      that fucker colesy keeping him bust :) ...... alen a true genius @@monkeybarmonkeyman

    • @johnlouis5200
      @johnlouis5200 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      busy

    • @wherethereisfaith
      @wherethereisfaith ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yes, glad to see you back as well.

    • @31144
      @31144 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      No ? Surely not, it couldn't have been all the personal appearances he's been making or his TV program schedule could it ?..

  • @Profabdesigns
    @Profabdesigns ปีที่แล้ว +2

    If any of us were break it down we’d bag and tag each parts bolts individually. Mr Millyard tosses them all together in one parts bin 😂. He has a LOT of experience in this area. LOTS!!

  • @dabbmwdabs9445
    @dabbmwdabs9445 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    It’s a joy to behold watching Allen the engine whisper doing his magic! This chap is a mechanical genius 🎉 Great vid

  • @camneilsen8234
    @camneilsen8234 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Allan is the Bob Ross of motorcycle engine building 👍🏻

  • @PaulG.x
    @PaulG.x ปีที่แล้ว +26

    When the British manufacturers dismantled these early Japanese multies , they must have run screaming from the room when they saw the superior standard of engineering design.

    • @umakantgajjewar8898
      @umakantgajjewar8898 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Very well said !

    • @AlanKinninmonth
      @AlanKinninmonth ปีที่แล้ว

      dont think they screamed at all

    • @johnnyhall7065
      @johnnyhall7065 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Yes, I have run both types, you can see the agricultural early heritage of the British companies and engineering. On the Japanese engine the heritage is industrial, post WW11 and the engineering is made for heavy, mass production and more complex, yet a lot of thought was put in to their construction. I think I read somewhere, Honda put 15% of their profits, into R & D. Kawasaki, had a lot of resources to draw on too.

  • @stevemoon2136
    @stevemoon2136 ปีที่แล้ว +73

    So glad to see you uploading on a regular basis once again. Your videos are something that I can share with my Father & despite being different generations, we both enjoy & appreciate your engineering excellence. Keep up the good work.

  • @johnhartley6606
    @johnhartley6606 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    being a life long fan of Suzuki GS & GSX 4cyl engines i was pleasantly surprised to see how well thought out these early Kawasaki were

  • @spacetruckin6555
    @spacetruckin6555 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This man is an inter-national treasure! Long live The Rascal King!

  • @rekleif
    @rekleif ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Some are good at what they do, others are masters and true artists, jaw dropping and if curing cancer was Allen Millyard's passion, we probably would have solved it already, and probably with a green plant he found in his backyard....
    God bless and much love from Norway.

  • @asya9493
    @asya9493 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Stripping an engine out in the garden on a sunny day. Does not get more British than that 👍

  • @minnesotatomcat
    @minnesotatomcat ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I can’t believe with all of the well thought out designs on those motors that they decided to use Philips screws for the covers. Thank god for impact drivers!

    • @GT380man
      @GT380man ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Funnily enough, I remember having that thought in the 1970s, taking Yamaha YDS7 250 and Suzuki GT380 motors apart for exchange cranks and a rebore & fresh top end. I swapped them all out for chromed Allen headed bolts. I got a chuckle, swapping them back to a new, stainless screw set a couple of years ago. On the very same motor (the GT380B). In that regard, it’s a case of everything changes, but the bike still remains the only connection to a misspent youth.

  • @explorationuk6737
    @explorationuk6737 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Top man Alan your a national treasure

  • @billywhizz98
    @billywhizz98 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This man is a pure genius

  • @icedog75
    @icedog75 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Mr. Millyard...you make engine disassembly a zen experience...

  • @dieseldog289
    @dieseldog289 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Thankyou Allen! Not only for the engineering insight but for giving me an escape from the world right now, watching someone do true engineering with no politics or bull really is a breath of fresh air!! Going to binge watch now!! Have a lovely day. Jamie

  • @paullangy7117
    @paullangy7117 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Milly - your videos are just utterly delightful to watch. I loved the grin when the engine ran with no exhaust and was spitting flames. Brilliant. Thank you.

  • @dirtbikedave9055
    @dirtbikedave9055 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    It's like watching a professional golfer or tennis player when watching Allen work on anything; He has this ability to make everything look easy, but until you have a go yourself, you can't truly appreciate Allen's workmanship. And I'm just talking about the wrenching like in this video. The Frankensteining of engines into something that looks and behaves like a mass-produced factory engine...is simply something else.
    Without doubt my favourite channel.
    Bravo Allen.
    P.s. the manual impact driver is one of my go to tools. I've come to the rescue so many times with it. Go and get one. About $60AUD.

    • @helgaschmiedtmarcelofalcao2246
      @helgaschmiedtmarcelofalcao2246 ปีที่แล้ว

      I would mix the longer bolts with the shorter ones and get scared why in the universe they do not fit anymore!

  • @Shining_Whit
    @Shining_Whit ปีที่แล้ว +22

    So therapeutic and calming to watch. Just what I needed before I go to kip. Thanks Allen!

  • @bongosock
    @bongosock ปีที่แล้ว +27

    I really appreciate you taking us along on these gentle journeys of superb motorcycle engineering :)

  • @spency787
    @spency787 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Who’d have thought it, a rear axle spindle as a rotor removal tool? Alan at his finest 👍

    • @AllenMillyard
      @AllenMillyard  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      its the swinging arm spindle

    • @spency787
      @spency787 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      🤦must pay closer attention!

    • @GT380man
      @GT380man ปีที่แล้ว

      @@AllenMillyardI have a feeling it’s a recommendation in the manual, no? On the GT750 motors, I believe it’s one of the long engine mounting bolts you can use. IIRC, that’s one I made a special tool for. You screw in a piece of threaded rod, with the threads ground off at the business end, right in the centre of the rotor, until it bottoms onto a depression in the nose of the crank, using a straight blade screwdriver to pinch it tightly into place. The rod sticks out into free air. That end has a hacksaw cut deeply across it, for the screwdriver. When you screw in the engine mounting bolt, it goes tight against that end of the extractor tool. A sharp tap on the mounting bolt head with a light, metal hammer head, and off comes the rotor with a satisfying crack.

    • @erik_dk842
      @erik_dk842 ปีที่แล้ว

      The authors of some Haynes manuals, back when they weren't utter shite

  • @chrischappell9824
    @chrischappell9824 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    There is something very satisfying about using old tools. When you said it’s your “dad’s valve extractor.”
    I have my grandads tools and what ever job I do I always feel that he’s helping me.
    Looking forward too part 2 Allan.

    • @uhtred7860
      @uhtred7860 ปีที่แล้ว

      I know exactly what you mean, I have my dads old Sidchrome socket set and spanners, before they moved production to Taiwan, Sidchrome was made in Australia and guaranteed for life. The socket set has 1/2" drive so don't use it too much on my bikes, but the metric ring spanners get used all the time, and the fit and feel is still as good as when they were new 50 yrs ago.

  • @John-nw8uj
    @John-nw8uj 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    An armature engineer’s nightmare.
    Well done, as usual Sir.
    John

  • @Bayuhutamamotor
    @Bayuhutamamotor ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Your usual standard of calm, methodical excellence, Allen 😊 Always a pleasure to watch.

  • @dennissarver1963
    @dennissarver1963 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    OMG ! Someone on youtube that uses proper tools ! Thank You !

  • @Deckzwabber
    @Deckzwabber ปีที่แล้ว

    Well done to you and Tracy getting that pigeon out without it getting into a panic and crapping all over the place.

  • @chrisprobert6
    @chrisprobert6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    1:31 😊 ...that really is a three mile smile......👍

  • @roguewarr4662
    @roguewarr4662 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I own a 1975 Kawasaki Z1900B Back in the day ,and I always wanted to tear down the motor and hop it up . After watching you Allen I'm glad I left it alone . You sure do make things look easy .

  • @groovedodger
    @groovedodger ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks Allen I never realised how well designed those engines were.

  • @rongreen1538
    @rongreen1538 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I’m sorry Alan but that tea has far too much milk in it. Everything else is spot on, thank you for taking the time to make this video.

  • @alfiehunt8666
    @alfiehunt8666 ปีที่แล้ว

    Lovely to see Allen back cuppa on & watch the genius for 20 mins 🙌💯🔧🪛🔩⚙️

  • @ducatobeing
    @ducatobeing 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The gentle commentary and consummate skill make for compelling viewing. Please keep it coming.

  • @richardpotter712
    @richardpotter712 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    After a tough day out in the big wide world, there is nothing more relaxing than watching Mr Millyard, stripping and rebuilding an engine. As they say, very good for your mental health.

  • @thebones
    @thebones ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks Allen, for making TH-cam interesting!

  • @notagunfreak8146
    @notagunfreak8146 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Such an awesome engine, thanks for sharing. Love the additional bolt holes to "wedge" off the engine cases, awesome feature you don't see anymore.

  • @panosgamithis8868
    @panosgamithis8868 ปีที่แล้ว

    Here we are again....
    And what a Wonderful day it is...

  • @Ralph2
    @Ralph2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I remember that grin when you fired it up without the headers! You looked so happy. Looking forward to this rebuild. 👍

  • @philipgandy9621
    @philipgandy9621 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Another awesome video. Once I start watching I can’t stop. I find it fascinating.

  • @Drmcclung
    @Drmcclung ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Allen's back with his JIS screwdriver and camera, that's always a good day!! I'd forgotten all about this engine. Glad to have it see the light of day and a bit of TLC! Thanks for the video!

    • @GT380man
      @GT380man ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Shout out for getting proper JIS screwdrivers. Many’s the case and cover screw I knackered, using my foster dad’s Phillips drivers, in the 1970s & 80s.
      They are so nearby right that I didn’t realise until I was in my late 40s that there was a different standard! One of the Suzuki GSX or GT guys mentioned this so of course I had to buy a basic set covering most needs.

    • @Drmcclung
      @Drmcclung ปีที่แล้ว

      @@GT380man yeah, more or less the same with me! Always wondered why every old Japanese bike I bought had wallered out Phillips screws, ruined many a float bowl screw head myself before someone finally told me "hey, they're different.. dude!" Bought a really well-made set of Japanese-made JIS screwdrivers and Jap bike life has been so much better ever since 🤣

  • @David-sb7vg
    @David-sb7vg ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank God you’re back! Can you please do two long videos every week now…..just to satisfy demand 😂

  • @neil1150
    @neil1150 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Excellent, Ive not ridden, or even though much about Z900's since about 1980, now I want an engine to play with 🤣

  • @johngreen3510
    @johngreen3510 ปีที่แล้ว

    Strip down with the Millyard, a place for everything & everything in its place. Love your attention to detail Allen, looks so much easier without Henry getting in your way 😂

    • @AllenMillyard
      @AllenMillyard  ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes it’s a lot easier without a film crew

  • @catlee8064
    @catlee8064 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Evening Allen, sitting watching you with a cuppa and biscuits.....What a good evening!

  • @BikeFromTheBrink
    @BikeFromTheBrink ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Nice to see you back, much prefer proper spannering to the TV stuff.

    • @GT380man
      @GT380man ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ditto. Threw our TVs out of the house, cancelling the wretched licence, in early summer 2020. No more lies. Me and Mrs GT380 chat & listen to music of an evening now!

    • @BikeFromTheBrink
      @BikeFromTheBrink ปีที่แล้ว

      @GT380man I think we're at 16 years without a TV licence now. TH-cam, netflix and amazon are far better value.

  • @vehicle_entrance
    @vehicle_entrance ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Allen, you should do some basic maintenance videos and how tos etc. Maybe even some hints and tips for riding etc. You'd be fantastic at it I reckon. Plus you're opinion would mean more than some unheard of TH-camr

  • @izalman
    @izalman ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Fantastic video again Alan, love your work. Brilliant to see you strip the engine using basic hand tools and not a battery electric impact wrench. As a retired mechanic/ engineer, I know how you can feel the bolts and screws yielding and undoing through the spanners and sockets. Totally missing if using an impact wrench. Nice mower in the background, love the 12 blade cylinder. Looking forward to the next instalment.

  • @gillb2268
    @gillb2268 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You make the whole process look so simple and easy, stripping a relatively complex engine with basic tools available to every one. The clever solutions to problems that would stump the less skilled (me) are an eye opener and the calm and steady approach to the task do you credit. Put simply you are a master.

  • @oscartravis5740
    @oscartravis5740 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The pigeon wanted to see if you needed any help with the disassembly! Cracking video, can't wait to see how it progresses in the next one

  • @robertd2363
    @robertd2363 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Great to have you back Allen can't wait for the next instalment! Cheers

  • @stephenrice4554
    @stephenrice4554 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Marvellous undressing of an engine , clear description. And wildlife . Great video 👍🇬🇧

  • @MLawrence2008
    @MLawrence2008 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Great work Allen, I love your attention to detail but also your calm methodical manner and simple creative solutions to any problems that come up. Excellent!

  • @joebufford2972
    @joebufford2972 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks Helen. We have all been waiting for you. I see. Charlie Weaver's twin brother has shown up, now. He doesn't have to drink alone 😋

  • @GT380man
    @GT380man ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Allen, moved to see you use your dad’s valve spring compression tool. He’d be chuffed to see it still in use and more importantly, his son carrying the torch of mechanical engineering down the generations.
    I use my wife’s grandfather’s bench vice very often. I give him a mental salute. I’ve got it because his son, my father-in-law, who had two daughters, was looking for someone who’d make good use of it. I’ve had it 40 years, about as long as I’ve had his daughter!
    I made some soft jaw covers from bright mild steel, like I was taught at school in 1971.

  • @grahamsengineering.2532
    @grahamsengineering.2532 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Takes me back to my days in the 80's, removing the head on my Z1 MK2 for a head service with new cam chain and guides.

  • @johnburns3703
    @johnburns3703 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    It is good to be outside. I turned my 350 Ducati Sebring into a 'tribute' to spaggiari in 1978 One night John Peel played the whole of the new Spirit album Future Games. So balmy Edinburgh evenings are a fond memory. That bike still runs too!

  • @MarkPrydderch240zNorthWales
    @MarkPrydderch240zNorthWales ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Brilliant, nice to see you again Allen, but no cakes !! 🧁🧁🧁😂

  • @julianpritchard2558
    @julianpritchard2558 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Brilliant, legendary engine stripped by a legendary engine builder.
    On another note, I assume we’ve had to wait for this video because you’re messing around with that Cole fella !!!😅

  • @MalTaylor-h6s
    @MalTaylor-h6s หลายเดือนก่อน

    Those roasting trays are in better nick that the ones we use for our Sunday Roast!!

  • @johnb5519
    @johnb5519 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The little nature breaks are quite enjoyable. That pigeon looked like he was ready to move right in. I really like the stand you made for the engine.

  • @briannicholls187
    @briannicholls187 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Absolutely a pleasure watching you strip that engine, I look forward to every video you do, very informative and inspiring. Thankyou so much for sharing your experience

  • @mw8653
    @mw8653 ปีที่แล้ว

    Years ago my dad rebuilt a triumph engine, when fitting the valve guides he put them in the freezer overnight we heated the head in the oven.
    He said because they contract with the cold the guides will fit easier into the hot head, true enough they dropped in and barely needed a couple of light taps to be fully seated.

  • @davelawrence594
    @davelawrence594 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Where the blazes have you been Alan? 😢 So missed the updated Haynes manual that you are but all for us to see working your magic as usual mesmerising is an understatement!!! 👌🏻👍🏻😁

  • @liver.flush.maestro
    @liver.flush.maestro ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Very interesting close up shots, useful for someone who wants to rebuild his engine 🙂

  • @ramishrambarran3998
    @ramishrambarran3998 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    It sure is easier to watch someone else do the work, than do it yourself !!
    Good Job !
    Trinidad & Tobago.
    West Indies.

    • @N1gel
      @N1gel ปีที่แล้ว +1

      People with functional brains would prefer to be doing the work themselves.

  • @ridethroughlifertl
    @ridethroughlifertl ปีที่แล้ว +2

    My impact screwdriver is one of my favorite tools. I bought a set of 5/16 impact-rated JIS bits for it, and man is it great!

  • @Ian-bq7gp
    @Ian-bq7gp 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    They are fantastically engineered engines. Really over engineered. I had a z650c of 1976. It was brilliant . I paid £375 for it in 1982. One of the best bikes I ever bought and I rode it hard and toured South Wales on it.

  • @SNORKYMEDIA
    @SNORKYMEDIA ปีที่แล้ว

    This video was just perfect. The pigeon made it.

  • @KCadbyRacing
    @KCadbyRacing ปีที่แล้ว +8

    One of the simplest, best designed engines ever 👍
    So easy to disassemble and rebuild. From boring the cylinders to installing oversized sleeves, head porting, valve jobs (including oversize valves) and flow testing, I built so many Z-1, KZ and GPZ engines that I was able to throw the cams in by eye and have them degreed within a couple of degrees of where I wanted them (with valve to valve and valve to piston clearances being the limiting factors)...

    • @RickyBobby615
      @RickyBobby615 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Cam lobes facing each other at TDC slightly pointing downward, had a 1325 street motor back in the day.

    • @robertmason8341
      @robertmason8341 ปีที่แล้ว

      That’s how pretty much all the 4 cyl dohc Japanese engines work…point ing the lobes together at tdc gets you close (or the opposite depending on which side of the engine your reference is be it #1 or #4 cylinder it can be they will be pointing away from each other!)

  • @mattsta1964
    @mattsta1964 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Pure joy to watch Allen

  • @nickrider5220
    @nickrider5220 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thanks Allen, most enjoyable and therapeutic, looking forward to the next instalment 👍🙂

  • @888johnmac
    @888johnmac ปีที่แล้ว

    not sure what i love more .. the fact Allen tends not to use noisy power tools , or the high-tech biscuit tin & cardboard parts sorter ... never change Sir

  • @rogerinwales
    @rogerinwales ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Great to see you back Allen, I always enjoy your videos!

  • @ashleysmith3106
    @ashleysmith3106 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love the grin when it fired up without headers ! Had me grinning too ! I wish the internet had been round 50 years ago; these videos would have been excellent tutorials for working on my Kawasakis ! I am still getting good use from my impact driver I bought for getting engines apart all those years ago!

  • @mikef.1000
    @mikef.1000 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    You make it seem so easy, Allen 🙂 ... and with the right tools and some care and thought, it is. Your measuring of the diameter of the new valve guides at 24:30 brought back memories for me... was having my GS1000S cylinder head fitted with new valve guides years ago by a motorcycle mechanic, and he failed to make this check. Suzuki GS valve guides are, I believe, always made a few though oversize, and they need to be turned down to the correct diameter. What followed of course, was mushrooming metal as the mechanic tried to force in an unprepared guide. Thankfully he stopped and investigated, and there was still enough good material to locate the guide after he turned them down to the right diameter. The lesson is... check!

  • @Wingnut_Stickman
    @Wingnut_Stickman ปีที่แล้ว +1

    With special guest Mr Henry Cole! Excellent video Allen -- thank you for sharing.

  • @marcandrehuberdeau3196
    @marcandrehuberdeau3196 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ah! The grin after revving it up (01:30)... An artist in mechanics.

  • @chrisrag1346
    @chrisrag1346 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Ha Ha, The grin your face at the beginning of the vid, when you have that engine running...... Priceless. keep up the good work Sir Millyard you are indeed a master of the motorcycle engine.👍

  • @johnhill2813
    @johnhill2813 ปีที่แล้ว

    Oh I love it. Reminds me of my youth many many moons ago taking bikes apart on the back lawn - much to the annoyance of my father!

  • @ninja12lawbreaker
    @ninja12lawbreaker ปีที่แล้ว +1

    All facsinating engineering stuff, but the nicest part was the massive grin you gave us when the Z1 engine fired up on the back of the truck and we can see the flames firing out the exhaust ports. It took me straight back to 17 years old when we stripped our mates GS 750 and fired it up without pipes, deafening and hilarious

  • @martinda7446
    @martinda7446 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Allen Millyard, first and foremost a very handsome and lovely guy.
    Oh and did I mention the worlds No.1 master engine maker, metal fabricator and engineer. I dunno, nothings enough, and he met Ivan Dutton, possibly my other favourite man in the world

  • @DikkeBetha
    @DikkeBetha ปีที่แล้ว

    The things that Mr. Millyard put in that BBQ over the years, besides food, is staggering :-)

  • @thewatcher5271
    @thewatcher5271 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hey Man, Glad To Get The New Video Notice & Can't Wait For The Next Episode! Thank You.

  • @terrytopliss9506
    @terrytopliss9506 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Enjoyable as ever Allen and very interesting. Thanks for the video.👍👍

  • @newagetemplar6100
    @newagetemplar6100 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ohhh not a battery powered impact gun in sight . Sign of a proper pro ❤.
    Nice work 🇬🇧👍

  • @dustymiller7758
    @dustymiller7758 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Great entertainment Allen as always, fantastic work.

  • @johnpollock4257
    @johnpollock4257 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    You make it too easy Allen with your speed of the strip down amazing

  • @robinbrowne5419
    @robinbrowne5419 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Awesome engine and video 👍
    I love the exhaust flames 🔥
    PS - Allen better be careful if he leaves his tea on the back porch or the squirrels will be sipping it.
    ☕ 🐿 🐿 🐿

  • @leifvejby8023
    @leifvejby8023 ปีที่แล้ว

    Just home from a funeral, so I needed this, thanks!
    Needed two glasses of red wine too.

    • @gdfggggg
      @gdfggggg ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Red wine, evil stuff. I’ll have a glass on you 🍷

    • @leifvejby8023
      @leifvejby8023 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@gdfggggg Nice of you to let me know, that I won't be drinking alone, thanks!

    • @gdfggggg
      @gdfggggg ปีที่แล้ว

      @@leifvejby8023 chin up, bro 👊🏻

  • @guyonacub4335
    @guyonacub4335 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love watching the master at work
    Got a bit worried when the pigeon came in
    Thought you were having it in a pie for dinner
    Keep up the good work

  • @almclean4835
    @almclean4835 ปีที่แล้ว

    No better way to start a Thursday than watching your videos

  • @keithgarland3404
    @keithgarland3404 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great to see another video from Allen obi wan, you certainly know your way round engines, and probably any machinery.

  • @denniscliff2071
    @denniscliff2071 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Allen, your videos are "just perfect".

  • @tetreaulthank4068
    @tetreaulthank4068 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks Allen ! Love seeing you disassemble a Z-1, giving me hope to purchase another one myself now !

  • @phensriwood8081
    @phensriwood8081 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Brings back memories, remember uncrating these back in the day. Did a few crankshaft rebuilds too.

  • @rattamuspjohnson3196
    @rattamuspjohnson3196 ปีที่แล้ว

    A proper mechanical engineer at work with proper home made tools, I can bet your never been caught on a snap on van or waisting time polishing them, and I can bet the very people with the shining tools your the 1st port of call for a borrow or a bit of advice top man 👍

  • @doccops
    @doccops ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Allen, your videos are just so well put together its ridiculous ;)

    • @AllenMillyard
      @AllenMillyard  ปีที่แล้ว +4

      thank you, its all done on my iPhone 11 Pro 🙂

  • @Elvis20101
    @Elvis20101 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you, I owned several Z1s in my early years, now you've shown me inside.

  • @jlucasound
    @jlucasound ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi Allen! I had a 1977 KZ1000 in the 1980's. I LOVED that hunk of steel!