Damn that YAMAHA 100 TWIN JET was my first motorcycle way back in 1967 and that is the exact model. So nice to see it again. My current ride is my Triumph Street Triple R 675 bought new in 2010. Lots of mods over the years and at 60,000 kms it is even faster and handles better than when new (never thought I would still be riding motorcycles at age 70). Love your amazing videos and talent. Now winter here in Eastern Canada so no bike riding till Spring except for my Freeride mountain bike.
Watching a true gentleman genius at work never gets old, makes a tier 4 lockdown bearable, I only hope to see a video with the words arise sir Alan Millyard in it. Happy Christmas and above all stay safe.
Mr Millyard. The YL1, is certainly before your time, and I am 65 ! Oh, that is pure nostalgia. It seemed that the sound of the mufflers were recorded in stereo ! I even smelt the 2-stroke oil ! A friend and I used to hotwire his brother's YL1 (The brother worked offshore at 2-week periods) and went on long rides 2-up, without driver's licenses. Here in Trinidad we had the 6-volt version, although the dealer sold a couple of 12-volt models. Congratulations on your 100K+ subscribers. I have a Nighthawk CB250 with laced wheels. My lifesaver bike! Respect. Trinidad & Tobago.
A well deserved award Allen,in the early 70,s me and two mates had YL1s sounded like a two stroke six going to work, one of them even raced one with a works race kit you could buy it had up swept spany boxes he called it Jo Boy, his name is Brian Boyd a long time 125 racer he was my mentor serving my time, hes 87 I think iam 68 and still riding volunteering for SSCBB Bloodbikes,bless you Engineering God, Rob.
Again, he makes what most would consider to be an unbelievably difficult task look easy, but also describes it so well that one believes they can do it themselves. That’s the beauty of his work. Congratulations on the award.
Thanks for another brilliant video Allen. Those little Yamahas are superb. I once owned a single cylinder 80 cc version, whilst my 850 commando was waiting for parts. I bought it for fifty quid. It transported me and my girlfriend (now my wife of 38 years...) on many fun rides, despite its diminutive capacity. I wish that I still owned it!
My first bike was a Yamaha YL1 .... from side-on at the lights it looked like a 50cc single and when a little boy racer on his FS1-e pulled up beside me and ying-ding-dinged his throttle and wanted a drag race with what he thought was an old moped, I would accept and scream away with double the swept volume he had, and leave him choking in my 2 stroke smoke. Ah, the nostalgia! I loved that bike, it was great to see Allen also appreciates what a wonderful machine it is.
I sat my O'level metalwork exam in 1976. As course work, I'd built a go cart with a crashed Yamaha 100 twin engine... Bought back some great memories....
I am sitting in my front room with the rain hitting the windows, with a cuppa ,watching how a spoked wheel is made. Best Friday night in a long time. Keep then coming Allan.
@@AllenMillyard Allen can I ask a question not about wheels through. When you make an engine that is water cooled with extra cylinders how do you keep the water jackets in line and not leaking?
Nothing much better than a Friday and a new Allen Milyard video. Only wish there were more, and longer! I'll have to rewatch some of the old ones (again).
I remember watching dad build the wheels for his Ducati Mark III Desmo, a 350 single. I’m 52 now and still have great difficulty building wheels, yet truing and replacing the broken spokes is easy enough. Great video 😎 The baking is a great bonus 😊
You make things look easy mate.. we take old spoke wheels for granted untill I seen this.. you would be the ultimate teacher of all things on 2 wheels...
Motorcycling for near 50 years wheel building was always part of the occult, the wheel wizards behind closed doors. Thanks to Allen and fellow you tubers the mysteries are revealed. Watched a few channels on wheel building and built maybe 20 wheels so far so getting better. Typical of Alans channel this is by far the best explanation of wheel building...........taught me how centralise the wheel build with a straight edge, there's always something to learn from people of this caliber. I found that no matter how well you clean up used hubs even if you clean them up in a lathe you can still have slight marks in the alloy around the spoke holes. I always pick up any marks left by previous spokes so you lay in yours with the same sequence you have a 50 / 50 chance so may as well pick up the old sequence, first you dont see the marks, second the spokes have less bedding in, third the marks provide you a template as you build. 100k subscribers congratulations Allen so well deserved, this channel is a gold mine.
I once fixed a motorcycle wheel that had broken spokes and was forming 8, also had a huge hump because friend crashed it. It was Honda MTX 125R. I found spokes from an old moped fitting perfectly and spent afternoon with a hammer and a crooked wheel. It took about 2-3 hrs of hammering, screwing and centering but the result was perfect. I am so proud of that and I miss those careless days. I now drive Yamaha TDM 900 which I am certain Allen would find boring :) but there is some work that needs to be done on it (fork seals for start) and who knows, maybe one day I'll have my own shed, just so it takes me to that happy place where oil and gasoline create finest aromas. Cheers , mates!
I took my test on a Yamaha YL100 twin back in 1967, lovely bike, nice to see one again and in such good condition. Mine was blue though. Thank you for the nostalgia.
Your voice is so calming that I doze off then the ads wake me up. hahahaha. Have to go back and re-watch what I missed. Your videos are very thorough without being confusing to us lay-people.
Allen Millyard, the man who puts simplicity into genius, and genius into simplicity. This vid probably saved me £300 on my next build. Thank you for sharing Allen.
Really helpful! I’m a 17 year old, have done engine rebuilds and restos in the past, aided, but am finally doing my first full, ground up resto of a 1982 Kawasaki KE175. Rear spokes are all broken, this will come in handy when time comes to re-lace with new spokes. Genius, thanks heaps.
I believe the skill of using a lathe is one of the most important technical aspects there is. If I were young again I would have asked to learn that craft in preparation for a life of motorcycle tinkering.
@Big Red Back in the mid 60's I always wanted a 250cc Yamaha Big Bear scrambler and around 45 years later I finally bought one. I rode it up the road when I first bought it not wearing my helmet and with those high pipes without baffles it had a nice loud sound to it.
The timing of this episode was unbelievable,will be rebuilding a set of supermotard wheels for my 690 and was researching various ways of doing it without a dial gauge,thank you Mr Millyard for keeping me entertained and educated in magical arts of motorcycle builds and maintenance. Side thought-ol Charlie weaver defo has a drinking problem 😂.
Anyone can build a wheel, but it takes years to become good at it and Allen has had a lot of practice so makes it look simple. Take care and double check everything you do. Re check the tension after the first ride and avoid stoppies until you're satisfied it's still all tight.
@@thra5herxb12s built a few as an apprentice but had a truing stand and all the other nice tools,your point has been taken into consideration an I've started leaning towards sending them into a wheel specialist for rebuild as there's no point in buying all the tools myself an don't posses the skills of Allen,he makes everything look easy.
When I was 16 in 1966, I got a brand new Yamaha YL1 that I rode for about a year. I worked at the local Yamaha shop in 1970 before serving four years in the US Air Force and again from 1974 to 1976. I used to replace rims and spokes and true them up. I would put a little more air in the tube than you did. I wanted it to be round and firm enough that it wouldn't twist inside the tire, but small enough that I could still mount the tire. Your video brought back some good memories..
I find Allen's vlogs very therapeutic as I'm recovering from an RTA. I watch his videos most evenings and listen to his voice in my headphones. Thanks for giving me the mental courage to get back on a bike, three wheels now instead of two. If you are at the Manx GP next year I will definitely seek you out and the tea is on me, you can supply the cupcakes.
Allen has ten times more patience than I have. I was a motorcycle tyre fitter for just shy of 20 years & if anyone said "spoke job" I was no-where to be found I hated them but mostly because at work time is money & it takes time to do it properly & most used rims aren't as straight as the ones he was using. The process of fitting the tyre was spot on. The only thing I would add is after the tyre pops up onto the rim you should deflate it, let the tube & tyre seperate/relax & then re-inflate. As the tyre pulls up out of the well in the wheel it drags the tube up in one spot & can stretch it. (If the tyre is tight on the rim & won't pop up a rubber mallet is in order). If anyone can make something hard look easy it's this guy!
Imagine breaking down outside Allen's house, you can use the phone if you need to and the BBQ is hot if your hungry. I've looked at your bike, it has an extra cylinder and I've trued your back wheel.....35 minutes later, I hope you get home before the weather sets in. The gentlemen genius! 100k subscriber award, well done.
I will probably never respoke a wheel but that Yamaha twin takes me back it is really tight no slap or ring ding, nice reminds me my brother got a new 66 150 Suzuki twin that when it wasn’t fouling plugs sounded real similar. Enjoy every day Allen
@@richardshilling2958 , My name TS50ER was my first road-legal bike when I was 16 years old, 38 years ago! The halcyon days of moving along at 35 mph top speed!
The YL1 reminds me of my first bike, I had a 1989 Yamaha YB100. It was donated to me by my dad’s friend and came to me on it’s side in the back of a sheep trailer. New fluids, new plug and a little fettle of the carb and it ran flawlessly as my daily ride through snow, ice and sunshine for years. Miss that little thing!
Yamaha made some lovely small bikes, The mighty FS1E (Fizzy) was a parts bin special to make a 50cc motorbike a moped to satisfy UK regulations. The YB 100 was another lovely little bike with good manners and solid reliability. The bike I longed for was the original DT 100 the twin shock with the Torque Induction Engine.
That is possibly one of the most informative videos about wheel construction I've seen. Superb!!!. These little "garage jobs" are among your best. Brilliant!
The lacing of Z1 wheels were making me nostalgic. I was.... very young the first time I did that. The joining of the two XL 500s took me almost an entire year to complete. Out ran every Harley Davidson Sportster I ever ran against. The feel of those memories come back every time you walk into your garage. Millyard, it's a honor to watch you work.
There is something about small bikes that makes you feel only one step away from walking, and consequently you are more grateful for the speed they can produce. Great video, never thought of holding a wheel horizontally to build, genius.🇬🇧🇬🇧
Allen .....you need to make a t shirt line with absolutely perfect and just perfect and all of the other gems you come out with .....you will make a fortune 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧❤❤❤❤❤
I always wondered why the English had BBQ ??? now I know. Many thanks for your explanations, but I would have liked to have even a hundredth of your talents. Keep going, you are the best covid-19 vaccine. Making us sit quietly in front of our screens is a great idea. Greetings from a 350cc / 3 cylinders Motobecane.
Brings back memories of lacing up the wheels of my mates RD125 twin way back in the mists of time (mid 80's). It took me hours! Lovely job there and you made it look oh so easy!
Just thought I should mention this. If its true I don't know. TH-cams algorithm helps channels more if the videos are first watched and then liked at the end, not the beginning. As much as I look forward to this man's amazing content and know I will like it before watching. I now like the video at the end just incase lol. If anyone can confirm what I said it would be appreciated.
@@callumjohnson9433 What you say may be right but real quality will always rise to the top. This IS real quality! I can't help myself clicking the 'like' button right away. I've never watched a video he has made that has disappointed me!
Thank you so much . I see you surpassing 1 million , you are a Great Man with a wonderful mind. I thought I knew something about motorcycles lol what I know compared to you ,would not fill your tea cup. You have taught me so much watching you vids I am not scared to take on my own engine work , keep it up and we will keep watching !
Well, I now think if I wanted to rebuild a spoked wheel I could do it without it being a totally frustrating ordeal. I particularly like the listening for the different pitches of the spokes trick for the final tweaks. Brilliant! as Allen might say.
Congratulations on 100k subscribers, another brilliant video. If you ever need a spare pair of hands, backup camera bike or 50 year old apprentice I'm only round the corner :)
Allen, I never fail to be amazed at your skills and modest demeanour, and sense of humour. British Engineering at its best! (That BBQ serves a lot of purposes, that's for sure...) 😎
Brings back memories i use to Replace Rims and Spokes alot when had Dirt Bikes the YAMAHA TT600L with the 34K Head the Band model. Hard on components in rockie mountain Taraine in New Zealand.
Damn that YAMAHA 100 TWIN JET was my first motorcycle way back in 1967 and that is the exact model. So nice to see it again. My current ride is my Triumph Street Triple R 675 bought new in 2010. Lots of mods over the years and at 60,000 kms it is even faster and handles better than when new (never thought I would still be riding motorcycles at age 70). Love your amazing videos and talent. Now winter here in Eastern Canada so no bike riding till Spring except for my Freeride mountain bike.
Watching a true gentleman genius at work never gets old, makes a tier 4 lockdown bearable, I only hope to see a video with the words arise sir Alan Millyard in it. Happy Christmas and above all stay safe.
Mr Millyard. The YL1, is certainly before your time, and I am 65 ! Oh, that is pure nostalgia. It seemed that the sound of the mufflers were recorded in stereo ! I even smelt the 2-stroke oil !
A friend and I used to hotwire his brother's YL1 (The brother worked offshore at 2-week periods) and went on long rides 2-up, without driver's licenses.
Here in Trinidad we had the 6-volt version, although the dealer sold a couple of 12-volt models.
Congratulations on your 100K+ subscribers.
I have a Nighthawk CB250 with laced wheels. My lifesaver bike!
Respect. Trinidad & Tobago.
A well deserved award Allen,in the early 70,s me and two mates had YL1s sounded like a two stroke six going to work, one of them even raced one with a works race kit you could buy it had up swept spany boxes he called it Jo Boy, his name is Brian Boyd a long time 125 racer he was my mentor serving my time, hes 87 I think iam 68 and still riding volunteering for SSCBB Bloodbikes,bless you Engineering God, Rob.
Allen makes every thing look so simple , a great way to spend a few hours .
I've Watched This Several Times Along With Your Other Videos. You Educate & Really Make Motorcycling Fun! Thank You.
Again, he makes what most would consider to be an unbelievably difficult task look easy, but also describes it so well that one believes they can do it themselves. That’s the beauty of his work. Congratulations on the award.
You Said It, Man! Every Instructor Could Learn A Thing Or Two By Observing His Demeanor. Thumbs Up!
Thanks for another brilliant video Allen.
Those little Yamahas are superb. I once owned a single cylinder 80 cc version, whilst my 850 commando was waiting for parts.
I bought it for fifty quid. It transported me and my girlfriend (now my wife of 38 years...) on many fun rides, despite its diminutive capacity.
I wish that I still owned it!
I once had a YG1F 80 great bike
My first bike was a Yamaha YL1 .... from side-on at the lights it looked like a 50cc single and when a little boy racer on his FS1-e pulled up beside me and ying-ding-dinged his throttle and wanted a drag race with what he thought was an old moped, I would accept and scream away with double the swept volume he had, and leave him choking in my 2 stroke smoke. Ah, the nostalgia!
I loved that bike, it was great to see Allen also appreciates what a wonderful machine it is.
Can't believe that Allen did not make his own inner tubes from old training shoes.
Never new a BBQ had so many uses.
Absolutely fantastic Mr Millyard.
I couldn't believe he through the cupcake case away into a bag with swarf, what a waste!
I sat my O'level metalwork exam in 1976. As course work, I'd built a go cart with a crashed Yamaha 100 twin engine...
Bought back some great memories....
I used to watch my grandfather building and truing spoked wheels in his shop. A skill that requires a fair amount of patience. 👍🏻
There's something very cathartic about Allens videos, he could make a video about pretty much anything and I'd watch it!
A useful tutorial in wheel building PLUS the barbecue PLUS a phone call PLUS a rideout... it doesn't get any better than that :)
Just going through re-watching these, enjoying very much, and that Greta bit!! I nearly spat me tea out😂😂
No wheel would ever be true without Charlie Weaver's approval ! Brilliant as usual. The Rosemary in the garden looks fantastic too......
I am sitting in my front room with the rain hitting the windows, with a cuppa ,watching how a spoked wheel is made. Best Friday night in a long time. Keep then coming Allan.
brilliant
@@AllenMillyard Allen can I ask a question not about wheels through. When you make an engine that is water cooled with extra cylinders how do you keep the water jackets in line and not leaking?
@@chrischappell9824 What engine has he done that is water cooled?
@@danielchadney1666 Kawasaki 4 I think he used yam lc barrels
Best Friday night ? You need to get out more :-)
Nothing much better than a Friday and a new Allen Milyard video. Only wish there were more, and longer! I'll have to rewatch some of the old ones (again).
Congratulations Alan . Keep up the great work .You deserve the recognition.
I remember watching dad build the wheels for his Ducati Mark III Desmo, a 350 single. I’m 52 now and still have great difficulty building wheels, yet truing and replacing the broken spokes is easy enough.
Great video 😎
The baking is a great bonus 😊
You make things look easy mate.. we take old spoke wheels for granted untill I seen this.. you would be the ultimate teacher of all things on 2 wheels...
The sign of a true gentleman. Spends only 30s celebrating his TH-cam accomplishment before returning to work. Lessons right there.
Allen Millyard could make watching paint dry interesting. Never fails to impress.
There are over 50 'How to lace & true MC wheel' tutorials. None of them as succinct, nor as entertaining. I'm 'Very well pleased'. Thank you Allen!
Loved the ending with Greta!
Me too! Nice one!
That little Yamaha is simply epic!
The sound of a well tuned 2 cyl two stroke cannot be beaten!
I will forever regret selling my RZ500 (:
Motorcycling for near 50 years wheel building was always part of the occult, the wheel wizards behind closed doors. Thanks to Allen and fellow you tubers the mysteries are revealed. Watched a few channels on wheel building and built maybe 20 wheels so far so getting better. Typical of Alans channel this is by far the best explanation of wheel building...........taught me how centralise the wheel build with a straight edge, there's always something to learn from people of this caliber.
I found that no matter how well you clean up used hubs even if you clean them up in a lathe you can still have slight marks in the alloy around the spoke holes. I always pick up any marks left by previous spokes so you lay in yours with the same sequence you have a 50 / 50 chance so may as well pick up the old sequence, first you dont see the marks, second the spokes have less bedding in, third the marks provide you a template as you build. 100k subscribers congratulations Allen so well deserved, this channel is a gold mine.
I once fixed a motorcycle wheel that had broken spokes and was forming 8, also had a huge hump because friend crashed it. It was Honda MTX 125R. I found spokes from an old moped fitting perfectly and spent afternoon with a hammer and a crooked wheel. It took about 2-3 hrs of hammering, screwing and centering but the result was perfect. I am so proud of that and I miss those careless days. I now drive Yamaha TDM 900 which I am certain Allen would find boring :) but there is some work that needs to be done on it (fork seals for start) and who knows, maybe one day I'll have my own shed, just so it takes me to that happy place where oil and gasoline create finest aromas. Cheers , mates!
Congratulations on getting the silver plaque, thoroughly deserved !
Well done Allen, here's to the next 100 thousand.
I took my test on a Yamaha YL100 twin back in 1967, lovely bike, nice to see one again and in such good condition. Mine was blue though. Thank you for the nostalgia.
Let's get this man to a million!
Would be cool
@boris boris we'll buy him a greasy flat cap and a packet of Woodbines. That should do the trick..... Did yer like that?
@@howardosborne8647 yes i did
@boris boris Fred Dibnah
Top stuff 👍🏻
Your voice is so calming that I doze off then the ads wake me up. hahahaha. Have to go back and re-watch what I missed. Your videos are very thorough without being confusing to us lay-people.
There is absolutely nothing, this gentleman can't do. I'm amazed every time I watch one of your videos. Brilliant🙏👍
A friend had a Yamaha 100 twin in 1968 - 69... he rode that bike everywhere
Allen Millyard, the man who puts simplicity into genius, and genius into simplicity.
This vid probably saved me £300 on my next build. Thank you for sharing Allen.
I had a Yamaha YL1 boy I loved that little bike as a kid back then the bike was a rocket ship what a cool little motor.
Really helpful! I’m a 17 year old, have done engine rebuilds and restos in the past, aided, but am finally doing my first full, ground up resto of a 1982 Kawasaki KE175. Rear spokes are all broken, this will come in handy when time comes to re-lace with new spokes. Genius, thanks heaps.
Brilliant the KE175 is a fun bike
Is there nothing this engineering genius can't do
I believe the skill of using a lathe is one of the most important technical aspects there is. If I were young again I would have asked to learn that craft in preparation for a life of motorcycle tinkering.
Its been around 50 years or so since I've heard a YL1. sounds awesome.
@Big Red Back in the mid 60's I always wanted a 250cc Yamaha Big Bear scrambler and around 45 years later I finally bought one. I rode it up the road when I first bought it not wearing my helmet and with those high pipes without baffles it had a nice loud sound to it.
Love that sounds of the 2-stroke.... takes me back
An award that is well deserved for fantastic videos of unbelievable builds and now at 250k I see 😱😱😱
The timing of this episode was unbelievable,will be rebuilding a set of supermotard wheels for my 690 and was researching various ways of doing it without a dial gauge,thank you Mr Millyard for keeping me entertained and educated in magical arts of motorcycle builds and maintenance.
Side thought-ol Charlie weaver defo has a drinking problem 😂.
Anyone can build a wheel, but it takes years to become good at it and Allen has had a lot of practice so makes it look simple. Take care and double check everything you do. Re check the tension after the first ride and avoid stoppies until you're satisfied it's still all tight.
@@thra5herxb12s built a few as an apprentice but had a truing stand and all the other nice tools,your point has been taken into consideration an I've started leaning towards sending them into a wheel specialist for rebuild as there's no point in buying all the tools myself an don't posses the skills of Allen,he makes everything look easy.
I could honestly unsubscribe from every other channel I follow. Brilliant every time Alan thank you.
When I was 16 in 1966, I got a brand new Yamaha YL1 that I rode for about a year. I worked at the local Yamaha shop in 1970 before serving four years in the US Air Force and again from 1974 to 1976. I used to replace rims and spokes and true them up. I would put a little more air in the tube than you did. I wanted it to be round and firm enough that it wouldn't twist inside the tire, but small enough that I could still mount the tire. Your video brought back some good memories..
Thank you Alan! Never seen a wheel rebuilt, so thanks again for the demo.
You exhibit incredible patience throughout this process
Nice. love the Yamaha cant beat the smell & haze of the two stroke.
Greta sniff my smoke.
Takes the mystery away from building a wheel! Super job!
11:03 , ...........Greta teared up . Love the videos . Cheers , from Oregon .
I find Allen's vlogs very therapeutic as I'm recovering from an RTA. I watch his videos most evenings and listen to his voice in my headphones. Thanks for giving me the mental courage to get back on a bike, three wheels now instead of two. If you are at the Manx GP next year I will definitely seek you out and the tea is on me, you can supply the cupcakes.
Great video on how to spoke a wheel. My brother had a new YL1-E and I rode it to school in junior high.. Yours looks and sounds perfect.
Love watching a genius at work
My first bike was a YL1 back in the early '70s. Appreciate the look back.
It’s a keeper 🙂
the marvelous Mr Millyard does it again
Greta hates the 2-stroke Yamaha 100 but I love it. Congrats on 100K subscribers.
Thanks
Actually, 2 stroke exhaust isn't all that caustic, breathing-wise. For most of us, it's manly perfume. Now diesel smoke, that is severely irritating!
Allen has ten times more patience than I have. I was a motorcycle tyre fitter for just shy of 20 years & if anyone said "spoke job" I was no-where to be found I hated them but mostly because at work time is money & it takes time to do it properly & most used rims aren't as straight as the ones he was using. The process of fitting the tyre was spot on. The only thing I would add is after the tyre pops up onto the rim you should deflate it, let the tube & tyre seperate/relax & then re-inflate. As the tyre pulls up out of the well in the wheel it drags the tube up in one spot & can stretch it. (If the tyre is tight on the rim & won't pop up a rubber mallet is in order). If anyone can make something hard look easy it's this guy!
Imagine breaking down outside Allen's house, you can use the phone if you need to and the BBQ is hot if your hungry. I've looked at your bike, it has an extra cylinder and I've trued your back wheel.....35 minutes later, I hope you get home before the weather sets in.
The gentlemen genius! 100k subscriber award, well done.
I will probably never respoke a wheel but that Yamaha twin takes me back it is really tight no slap or ring ding, nice reminds me my brother got a new 66 150 Suzuki twin that when it wasn’t fouling plugs sounded real similar. Enjoy every day Allen
Imagine if someone saw Allen riding the little 100cc bike and thought, 'That bloke ought to get a bigger bike'? 😂
Next day on the Viper V10 👍
Same thought I had.😀
I thought the same. Just shows you. All bikes are fun no matter what the size. We all forget that buzz we got from that first 50cc
@@richardshilling2958 , My name TS50ER was my first road-legal bike when I was 16 years old, 38 years ago! The halcyon days of moving along at 35 mph top speed!
@@TS50ER I had a ar50. That'd do 40mph! Happy days. My c50 was quicker though.
Ho ho hoooo!!!... CONGRATULATION MASTER!!!.. greeting from Uruguay!!!!
The YL1 reminds me of my first bike, I had a 1989 Yamaha YB100. It was donated to me by my dad’s friend and came to me on it’s side in the back of a sheep trailer. New fluids, new plug and a little fettle of the carb and it ran flawlessly as my daily ride through snow, ice and sunshine for years. Miss that little thing!
Yamaha made some lovely small bikes, The mighty FS1E (Fizzy) was a parts bin special to make a 50cc motorbike a moped to satisfy UK regulations.
The YB 100 was another lovely little bike with good manners and solid reliability.
The bike I longed for was the original DT 100 the twin shock with the Torque Induction Engine.
That RC374 sound never gets old. Did you know that revving it up regularly will increase the value of your neighbors houses.
especially greta"s
That is possibly one of the most informative videos about wheel construction I've seen. Superb!!!. These little "garage jobs" are among your best. Brilliant!
The lacing of Z1 wheels were making me nostalgic.
I was.... very young the first time I did that.
The joining of the two
XL 500s took me almost an entire year to complete.
Out ran every Harley Davidson Sportster I ever ran against.
The feel of those memories
come back every time you walk into your garage.
Millyard, it's a honor to watch you work.
i always thought spoking a wheel was like rocket science, turns out it looks relatively simple. Cheers Allen
Never learnt how to spoke wheels, although as a tyre fitter in a previous life, I've fitted a couple mostly knobly ones for trail and Mx
お住まいはヨーロッパみたいですねきれいな英語なので🇬🇧かと思いますが、日本は古いものがあまり残らない文化になりバイクも車も今やすっかりマニアのものとなり旧車に関してはまったくプロの世界のものになっています。
There is something about small bikes that makes you feel only one step away from walking, and consequently you are more grateful for the speed they can produce. Great video, never thought of holding a wheel horizontally to build, genius.🇬🇧🇬🇧
Allen .....you need to make a t shirt line with absolutely perfect and just perfect and all of the other gems you come out with .....you will make a fortune 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧❤❤❤❤❤
That YL1 is just the nicest little bike. Would rather prefer a bike like that to any modern plastic scooter.
I always wondered why the English had BBQ ??? now I know. Many thanks for your explanations, but I would have liked to have even a hundredth of your talents. Keep going, you are the best covid-19 vaccine. Making us sit quietly in front of our screens is a great idea. Greetings from a 350cc / 3 cylinders Motobecane.
I sure could have used this video a few years ago when I laced my first set of wheels. You sure make it look easy.
Thank you for sharing. Wire wheels are quite complicated. The inventor was very clever to think of the idea.
Brings back memories of lacing up the wheels of my mates RD125 twin way back in the mists of time (mid 80's). It took me hours! Lovely job there and you made it look oh so easy!
as soon as i saw that 2 stroke haze i knew greta would call.
wait till greta hears the RC374
Well deserved silver button
There are wheel building videos, and there is the Millyard wheel building video. Fantastic. Congratulations on 100k subs. Dean in Oxfordshire.
Jolly well done and seasons best! It's an education with every watch.
You don't need to hope Allen, we always enjoy them... thoroughly 👍😂😂😂
Ahh my plaque. Puts in house now back to my wheel. Congrats dude. Very understated gent
Glad to see you again Allen
finally a decent explaination on rebuilding wheels ! thank you allen
Glad to help
Allen riding the YL1 reminds me of riding the scooter in My Summer Car lol
Great video, but my gosh....I had forgotten the sound of a Yammy-twin-tin !! Beautiful.
Ah.. At last I can do something you can do... I used to spoke my sports bicycle wheels some yrs back.. Thanks for the video
A 100000 unbelievable. That went pretty quick. I remember thinking why does he have so little amount of subscribers? Pure quality counts.
Thumbs up before even having watched! Cheers Allen!
You're not the only one. It goes without saying it's going to be a fascinating video!
Me too.
Just thought I should mention this. If its true I don't know. TH-cams algorithm helps channels more if the videos are first watched and then liked at the end, not the beginning. As much as I look forward to this man's amazing content and know I will like it before watching. I now like the video at the end just incase lol. If anyone can confirm what I said it would be appreciated.
@@callumjohnson9433 What you say may be right but real quality will always rise to the top. This IS real quality!
I can't help myself clicking the 'like' button right away. I've never watched a video he has made that has disappointed me!
@@rayenbow3281 same here. Always fantastic content
Not only is this man a genius but a comedian to lol 😂🤣👍 great stuff more plz
Thank you so much . I see you surpassing 1 million , you are a Great Man with a wonderful mind. I thought I knew something about motorcycles lol what I know compared to you ,would not fill your tea cup. You have taught me so much watching you vids I am not scared to take on my own engine work , keep it up and we will keep watching !
Should be millions 👏
There is something deeply satisfying about building wheels, I always used Hagon stuff.
Well, I now think if I wanted to rebuild a spoked wheel I could do it without it being a totally frustrating ordeal. I particularly like the listening for the different pitches of the spokes trick for the final tweaks. Brilliant! as Allen might say.
Congratulations on 100k subscribers, another brilliant video. If you ever need a spare pair of hands, backup camera bike or 50 year old apprentice I'm only round the corner :)
Allen, I never fail to be amazed at your skills and modest demeanour, and sense of humour. British Engineering at its best! (That BBQ serves a lot of purposes, that's for sure...) 😎
You make it look so easy, great.
Brings back memories i use to Replace Rims and Spokes alot when had Dirt Bikes the YAMAHA TT600L with the 34K Head the Band model. Hard on components in rockie mountain Taraine in New Zealand.
I am well chuffed for you Allen! Rock on!
I wasn't even aware that youtube did that, what a nice accolade. Brilliant video as ever, really informative
Nicest explanation of how to true up rims.