When Henry Cole met Allen Millyard

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  • čas přidán 29. 06. 2024
  • Henry Cole met legendary motorcycle inventor Allen Millyard, who talked to him about his inspiration and showed him some of his incredible creations.
    First shown in Series 6 of The Motorbike show
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Komentáře • 372

  • @android4219
    @android4219 Před 2 lety +283

    Allen Millyard is a genius.. The word “Genius” is bandied about too easily. Allen truly is a genius.. A really nice guy, as well .. 👍

    • @spudbarry
      @spudbarry Před 2 lety +8

      I totally agree.

    • @MarkSmith-er7fe
      @MarkSmith-er7fe Před 2 lety

      yeah but he made crap bikes

    • @tadawakatsu
      @tadawakatsu Před 2 lety +8

      @@MarkSmith-er7fe As much as I'd like to think that you are trolling, you are really a hard chap to please eh?

    • @fishyfool
      @fishyfool Před 2 lety +2

      @@MarkSmith-er7fe Obviously you don't know shit about shit. Education be damned, some people are just stupid.

    • @MarkSmith-er7fe
      @MarkSmith-er7fe Před 2 lety +1

      @@fishyfool yeah you are dhead

  • @Euronasa
    @Euronasa Před 2 lety +100

    Allen Millyard is... I can't find the words to describe this genius. What a talented humble man! Skills!!!

    • @SuccessShared
      @SuccessShared Před 10 měsíci +4

      Brilliantly bonkers in a uniquely British kind of way!

    • @wavescrashinginside
      @wavescrashinginside Před 2 měsíci +1

      Allen Millyard doesn't need a computer with CAD. His mind is operating CAD. in his head, mixed with aesthetic Beauty of design in engineering. Art

  • @ian_i.o.m495
    @ian_i.o.m495 Před 2 lety +174

    The man should be honoured, hes the bike worlds answer to Fred Dibner.

  • @bonalba20
    @bonalba20 Před rokem +74

    Henry Cole seems to be able to find very special talented people to work with him on his tv shows. Some of the most entertaining and informative programs on the box.

    • @515602
      @515602 Před rokem +11

      well to be fair he'd be buggered on his own ;)

    • @AaaaandAction
      @AaaaandAction Před rokem +11

      It’s what Etonians are taught to do …….. get others to do the work whilst they take care of the money!

  • @markrooke1961
    @markrooke1961 Před rokem +27

    No drawings, no CAD, Just visions in his minds eye. Unless you've witnessed it you wouldn't believe it. Genius, legend, all fitting accolades for a brilliantly talented and nice man.

  • @p.m3735
    @p.m3735 Před 2 lety +97

    Total legend. Allen's CZcams channel is just a wonder to behold.
    "Just perfect !"

    • @kevinparker461
      @kevinparker461 Před 2 lety +5

      I was recommended his video's by you tube one evening, i had planned getting an early night as i was totally knackered. 2. 45am next day i thought " WTF has just happened!!" This guy is a genius, i am still having trouble taking this in!

  • @Simon67316
    @Simon67316 Před 2 lety +100

    Would love to see a TV documentary or series with Allen and Henry travelling around the world visiting other likeminded garden shed engineers and their creations.

    • @andrewoliver8930
      @andrewoliver8930 Před 2 lety +6

      Shed TV is a great thing. I love backstreet creators of any craft.

    • @markstone7140
      @markstone7140 Před 2 lety +9

      @@andrewoliver8930 Best Idea I've heard for a long time

    • @markstone7140
      @markstone7140 Před 2 lety +6

      If there's any justice, this will be done

    • @howardosborne8647
      @howardosborne8647 Před 2 lety +11

      Henry has the TV production facilities to hand. This would be a great theme for a series. I like this idea very much.

    • @mikewalker1885
      @mikewalker1885 Před 2 lety +4

      Great idea but let's have just Allen , hey, mmmm, and leave out the quintessential, piste de resistance Cole.

  • @gerrypowell2748
    @gerrypowell2748 Před 2 lety +61

    Nothing but respect for this man❤️

  • @Paul-eb4jp
    @Paul-eb4jp Před rokem +11

    I love Milly, I'm not even a biker but he's just brill.

  • @davidreed6817
    @davidreed6817 Před 2 lety +53

    Allan Millyard is an engineering genius in our time and we are so very lucky to have him in the biking world, and such a nice guy too

    • @philtucker1224
      @philtucker1224 Před rokem +3

      Yes and he comes across as being such a modest person! (I hope he has registered loads of patents to his designs and at least gets some income from them!) evidently his wife is supposed to be an excellent cook, so how lucky is he ? 😊

    • @davidreed6817
      @davidreed6817 Před rokem +3

      If you watch his you tube stuff his wife often makes a cameo appearance, normally in the kitchen baking cakes which Allan often steals lol

  • @tomnwoo
    @tomnwoo Před 2 lety +46

    Everyone loves Alan milliard.

    • @patrickkelly7085
      @patrickkelly7085 Před 2 lety

      And Amanda Lamb.

    • @tomnwoo
      @tomnwoo Před 2 lety

      @@patrickkelly7085 Who's that?

    • @patrickkelly7085
      @patrickkelly7085 Před 2 lety

      @@tomnwoo IF you are a brit you must know who Amanda Lamb is. Harry Hill wrote a song about her.

    • @tomnwoo
      @tomnwoo Před 2 lety

      @@patrickkelly7085 Nope sorry, I am a brit and no idea, I suspect I will need to google.

    • @tomnwoo
      @tomnwoo Před 2 lety +1

      @@patrickkelly7085 Googled and still no idea who she is, Does she build a good bike?

  • @rodintoulouse3054
    @rodintoulouse3054 Před 2 lety +50

    I am struggling to find the words to make justice to these two guys together in the same place. More please!

    • @Shane-zx4ps
      @Shane-zx4ps Před 2 lety +1

      Those 2 guys are mates for years

  • @WiltshireMan
    @WiltshireMan Před 2 lety +28

    Allen is definitely a legend in anyone's book. As for you Henry you are a leg end too !.........:)

  • @dumdumderst
    @dumdumderst Před 2 lety +10

    Allen Millyard is such a humble guy ! True genius 👍🏻

  • @axispowerdiesel
    @axispowerdiesel Před 2 lety +15

    Allen is my all time favorite builder of anything car or motorcycle...what a legend

    • @DerbyCounty1884
      @DerbyCounty1884 Před 6 měsíci +2

      Same here I couldn't agree with you more 👍😎

  • @paulhall170
    @paulhall170 Před 2 lety +14

    Thanks for talking to Allen, and letting him speak about himself, we're so used to him being on camera. What a humble genius he is!!

  • @cristiantomlinson5945
    @cristiantomlinson5945 Před 2 lety +10

    I remember visiting Allen back in 07 or 08, to chat mountain bikes. I asked what was under the blanket in the garage.. “a Dodge Viper engine, I’m going to make a bike with it” - I was like.. ok then ! A softly spoken genius no doubt.

  • @timfisher9542
    @timfisher9542 Před 2 lety +33

    Allen is a very talented man and always comes across as a lovely man 👏👏👏👏

  • @michaelwhite8031
    @michaelwhite8031 Před 2 lety +9

    What an amazing man he is.

  • @simonwoodward438
    @simonwoodward438 Před 2 lety +24

    Allen is a genius his YT is well worth watching, take the viper bike for example it just looks factory stock because his attention to detail is 100%

  • @kagsterl1173
    @kagsterl1173 Před 2 lety +30

    Just love Allen!!!! Legend! 👌😀🏍️
    Just realised this video has a few thumbs down hits-WHY?! What is wrong with people?!! Allen is a genius and is a fantastic engineer and has invented something no one else would be brave enough to do. Love all of his work keep it up Allen 👍👏👏👏👏

    • @nigelsmith7366
      @nigelsmith7366 Před 2 lety

      Anyone who gives a thumb down for Allen Millyard is a brain dead waste of oxygen lol

    • @martinsaunders7925
      @martinsaunders7925 Před rokem +4

      Some people get confused,especially the ones living upside down. Must be Aussies. 😆

    • @leifvejby8023
      @leifvejby8023 Před rokem

      Maybe they saw something, they didn't understand, and decided, that it was FAKE!

    • @Eastbarn1
      @Eastbarn1 Před 11 měsíci

      Can’t see any thumbs down but don’t underestimate the Henry Cole effect!

    • @noelfleming3567
      @noelfleming3567 Před 8 měsíci +1

      Well said

  • @martiniv8924
    @martiniv8924 Před 2 lety +12

    Henry the Old Etonian meets Allen the Old Engineer , got to love the Motorcycling community in our Country 👌🏻😎

  • @PatrickMcF
    @PatrickMcF Před 2 lety +6

    Love ❤️ the fact he says "I see it in my head and make it!" Legend.

  • @oscartravis5740
    @oscartravis5740 Před 2 lety +16

    I love this man, a modern day mad genius!

  • @paul4124
    @paul4124 Před rokem +5

    Anyone would run out of superlatives for this man. Such a genius ( a word that’s been used often here, but have to agree) and incredibly humble. You get goose bumps just watching and listening.

  • @SpringVinMoto
    @SpringVinMoto Před 2 lety +4

    "Chitty chitty bang bang" Oh, know I get it. I think Mr Millyard is currently my favorite person on earth.

  • @Rustyorange725
    @Rustyorange725 Před 2 lety +7

    Used to follow him to work regularly in the warmer weather when he worked as a ministry of defence engineer. His creations blew my mind and had me hooked on 2 stroke engines

  • @Visionery1
    @Visionery1 Před 25 dny +1

    Alan is a humble one-of-a-kind, one would never guess he's such a talented and successful engineer.

  • @roscoe9507
    @roscoe9507 Před 2 lety +21

    Met Allen at Bicester Heritage with his ‘flying Millyard’, truly incredible, and the detachable kickstart is a work of art.

  • @markleadbeatter6196
    @markleadbeatter6196 Před rokem +4

    What an absolute legend Allen Millyard is, a true shed genius who shows just what genuine ingenuity and skill can create.

  • @DaveyL1954
    @DaveyL1954 Před 10 měsíci +2

    I want to smother Alan in love and praise and admiration and everything. He's found fame in Henry's shows and has earned buckets of admiration for creativity, engineering and humility. We are so blessed to se one man who DESERVES it all. (That's as well as Henry of course. How can you not love Henry to bits. )

  • @geoffreyjones2000
    @geoffreyjones2000 Před 2 lety +9

    I never felt like having a cupcake so much

  • @howardosborne8647
    @howardosborne8647 Před 2 lety +9

    Mustn't forget Allen's stunning mountain bike designs. I'd love to see a Millyard designed electric assisted mountain bike. That would be something to behold.

    • @nigelsmith7366
      @nigelsmith7366 Před 2 lety

      I would love for him to make mountain bike frames and forks n shocks

  • @lukesims6636
    @lukesims6636 Před 2 lety +12

    Always love to see Allen’s creations ! And Henry of course 👍🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

  • @jeffward9174
    @jeffward9174 Před 11 měsíci +2

    Good old Henry has the knack of surrounding himself with talented people all of which are clever but humble nice down to earth people.

  • @philleeson7835
    @philleeson7835 Před rokem +3

    Allen Millyard,Henry Cole,Skid Willison and Sam Lovegrove what a team.

  • @sarebighair
    @sarebighair Před 3 měsíci

    I feel like being on the telly must be a real challenge for what I sense is an introverted Allen but he really shines in his gentle way. Total respect for you both.

  • @japfourme381
    @japfourme381 Před 2 lety +5

    Allen is an absolute genius love watching him work in his workshop! Your not so bad yourself Henry!!

    • @noelfleming3567
      @noelfleming3567 Před 8 měsíci

      Allen somehow reminds me of d character in d film The fastest Indian. With Anthony Hopkins

  • @fransterhorst3694
    @fransterhorst3694 Před rokem +1

    what unbelievable creations this nice humble man made!! all of those bikes are a marvel to behold. awesome!

  • @Banditmanuk
    @Banditmanuk Před 2 lety +6

    Met Allen a couple of times at different shows, always a gentleman, always happy to chat. Filmed him starting some of those bikes at the National Motorcycle Museum open day where weirdly there was a guy walking around looking just like you....... it wasn't you because you were signing copies of your book inside.

  • @gregc6661
    @gregc6661 Před 2 lety +3

    Allen is my favorite CZcamsr, bar none! Absolute genius and very humble about it all.

  • @richardfettig5974
    @richardfettig5974 Před rokem +1

    man I just found this guys videos ...he is jut top drawer period ! never seen anything like him ....and such a wonder full person ....

  • @glynchivers9519
    @glynchivers9519 Před 2 lety +9

    The man should get a knighthood, nice to see Allen on the Bike show with Henry all the time now.

    • @graememorrison333
      @graememorrison333 Před 2 lety

      They live round the corner from each other so I can only imagine they've been in and out of each other's sheds* for years.
      *this is not a euphemism

    • @howardosborne8647
      @howardosborne8647 Před 2 lety +1

      Long may it last on our TV screens.

    • @evelynsutton4411
      @evelynsutton4411 Před 2 lety +2

      @@graememorrison333 What? Henry famously lives in the Cotswolds and Allen lives near Reading. How is this 'round the corner' from each other?

  • @andrewlusty5584
    @andrewlusty5584 Před 2 lety +3

    I have so must respect for Allen absolute genius and real nice guy as well, crack on.

  • @Buzbikebklyn1
    @Buzbikebklyn1 Před 2 lety +3

    He was lucky!
    I wish I could actually meet Allen Millard! He's a inspiration to me to build my Harley Davidson V4, engine, two EVOs joined together 2000 cc.
    Yes, it ate it's first transmission, I had to build a tranny to drag race specs.
    It's harder than it looks!
    Cutting up engine cases with a hacksaw blows my mind!
    I salute you Allen!
    Carry on!

    • @eweunkettles8207
      @eweunkettles8207 Před rokem

      ford made a v4 engine and it was like the harley a pos
      honda did it ok however

  • @oldgold1100
    @oldgold1100 Před 2 lety +9

    Mr A Millyard is a genius.

  • @deborahhalligan5609
    @deborahhalligan5609 Před měsícem

    Allen Millyard 🥰. Beautiful human being and engineering genius; a heady mix. I'm besotted.

  • @ramxtriya
    @ramxtriya Před 2 lety +3

    He is an engineer in true sense. The man who had managed to absorb all the engineering concepts of his craft. Fabulous. Most of all, he used to be the Defense dept. Engineer, that speaks a lot about the man himself.

  • @davidwilliamson9162
    @davidwilliamson9162 Před 2 lety +5

    Can we have the full motor bike series Henry as there’s nobody on CZcams that actually has the all and no other formats have them 🙏👍

  • @robertcostello9473
    @robertcostello9473 Před 2 lety +3

    Absolute genius this man! Just genius 👌

  • @andystokes8702
    @andystokes8702 Před 2 lety +107

    This must have been very awkward for Allen, having to be interviewed for over 5 minutes without once mentioning cup cakes.

    • @AllenMillyard
      @AllenMillyard Před 2 lety +21

      This was filmed pre cupcake era

    • @waterboy8999
      @waterboy8999 Před 2 lety +3

      Probably edited out....

    • @johnnygeorgopoulos4072
      @johnnygeorgopoulos4072 Před 6 měsíci +1

      I love the cupcakes, the birds, Hedgies, and the Greta pokes 🤣👌
      I'm really surprised he doesn't have 2+ million subscribers, he's a mechanical engineering genius, and hilarious 😅

  • @alanbond1269
    @alanbond1269 Před 5 měsíci

    Man of magical hands and born a Genius. I could sit and watch him work all day. He should get a award for his talents

  • @johnnorman7770
    @johnnorman7770 Před 2 lety +2

    Great interview , the man’s a genius

  • @montyriviera795
    @montyriviera795 Před rokem +1

    Coles a great entertainer and presenter,Millyards a genius. He's done so many builds, rebuilds and modifications. For me a little thing he did with the Viper bike just epitomises his talent. Not the enormous engine, not the quirky 'backfire' button but the ' centre stand'. That stand was so clever, so thoughtful and makes that enormous machine that bit more usable and easy to run and live with. A small detail that makes such a difference

  • @viggo48sam
    @viggo48sam Před rokem +3

    Den mand er det største talent jeg har oplevet 🏁🏁🏁🏁❤️❤️❤️❤️🇩🇰km mekaniker 75 år

  • @PNH63
    @PNH63 Před 11 měsíci +2

    Alan is a British treasure and a legend!

  • @allanblackesq
    @allanblackesq Před 2 lety +2

    A magician with metal is Allen, and proof that nothing is impossible and going your own way is perfectly fine. 👍

  • @daig1984
    @daig1984 Před 2 lety +5

    He uses cardboard and Swiss Army knife scissors ✂️ to make templates, they turn out just perfect 😂

  • @MEADVICE
    @MEADVICE Před 2 lety +3

    The Man, The Legend, The Millyard!

  • @stevew9810
    @stevew9810 Před 2 lety +1

    Just felt I had to comment about the Puch Maxi...... my dad gave me his old 1969 Puch Maxi when I was about 12 in the early 80s. I used to ride it up and down the garden and along farm tracks at a friend's house (dad used to take it there on a trailer for me). That Puch Maxi is probably the reason I've loved motorbikes all throughout my life!

    • @gdfggggg
      @gdfggggg Před 10 měsíci

      Where I lived Puch Maxi’s were river dwellers.

  • @magooracing
    @magooracing Před 2 lety +1

    No drama. He just designs a bike in his head. Amazing craftsmanship.

  • @bitzannbobz
    @bitzannbobz Před 2 lety +10

    genius. our national treasure, up there with Attenborough.

    • @douglasgreen437
      @douglasgreen437 Před 2 lety +1

      Attenborough lost it by pushing marxist/Global warming..🤔

    • @eclipsegfxable
      @eclipsegfxable Před 2 lety

      @@douglasgreen437 Yeah he got bought out

  • @autouniontypeA
    @autouniontypeA Před 5 měsíci

    I was fortunate to meet Allen at Goodwood, where he gave up a lot of his time to speak to us about his flying Millyard. Allen is a truly lovely person, he is very understated in an overstated world.

  • @mightress
    @mightress Před 2 lety +8

    Well, Allan genius comes from his wifes baking skills. 😁

    • @fishyfool
      @fishyfool Před 2 lety

      Are they birds of a feather? No cupcake recipes written down?

  • @Falco45able
    @Falco45able Před 2 lety +2

    And it was just perfect,

  • @mikehunt8968
    @mikehunt8968 Před 10 měsíci +1

    These 2 are the guys that you want as mates!

  • @Hattymad
    @Hattymad Před 2 lety +4

    Legend

  • @StonyRC
    @StonyRC Před 2 lety +1

    99cc V-Twin engine ... I've had nightmares that made more sense than that. But it just WORKS!!!! The man is a genius.

  • @rabk5702
    @rabk5702 Před 2 lety +1

    He is so humble with it the man a genus nice posting :-)

  • @Jkay765
    @Jkay765 Před rokem +1

    If there was an apocalypse Allen Millyard would be my goto man he is a genius.

  • @lowtus7
    @lowtus7 Před 2 lety +1

    Allen, along with Mike Patey are my two heros. They both are at the top of their respective games, one just has a slightly bigger shed than the other. One day I hope to meet them both, if only New Zealand wasn't so far away from almost everyone else. Thanks for your inspiration.

    • @glennwiebe5128
      @glennwiebe5128 Před 2 lety +1

      Patey is like Allen in so many ways. He's fun to watch because he knows how to use the computer aided tools to their fullest and simply creates new limits that others haven't even thought of. Allen does the same but in the old school fashion.

  • @brianherring6393
    @brianherring6393 Před rokem +1

    What a brilliant humble man a genius with the spanners.

  • @blowduke
    @blowduke Před 2 lety +3

    It’s amazing what that guy can build ,he saws engines in half with a hacksaw .

  • @cuisina1055
    @cuisina1055 Před rokem +1

    Allen is a legend... a genius.

  • @Stickleback
    @Stickleback Před 11 měsíci

    It`s been fantastic involving Allen Millyard, i properly enjoy watching The Motorbike show on ITV4

  • @hartsworld5590
    @hartsworld5590 Před 2 lety

    Really like how simple and humble he is.

  • @suzylawrence6
    @suzylawrence6 Před 2 lety +1

    An Engineering Genius..as has been said many many times before .

  • @frankburdi1001
    @frankburdi1001 Před rokem

    You are so inspirational. And humble. The Brit motorcycle scene is very cool

  • @brittenv1000
    @brittenv1000 Před 2 lety +1

    What a brilliant bloke!

  • @johnwaga3702
    @johnwaga3702 Před 2 lety

    Fantastic video!

  • @leeandjancruise
    @leeandjancruise Před 2 lety +4

    I would love one of his five cylinder Kawa triples, Allens such a nice guy as well not like some of the whankers you see in the media these days.

  • @fantasticplastic5336
    @fantasticplastic5336 Před 2 měsíci

    His Mountain Bikes are a work of art as well.

  • @viramati5831
    @viramati5831 Před 2 lety +1

    There really is no one like him. Lovely man

  • @davidbarnsley8486
    @davidbarnsley8486 Před 2 lety

    Blokes and the stuff they build in there sheds
    Amazing 🤩👍👍👍

  • @johnpartridge7623
    @johnpartridge7623 Před rokem

    Allen Milllyard is a genius but also so humble, good Video 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

  • @revjohnwalsh7603
    @revjohnwalsh7603 Před 18 dny

    His man is. A Genius I njoynwatxhing him putting bikes together and they work I know nothing about bikes just enjoy the show

  • @travelling_stephen
    @travelling_stephen Před 2 lety +1

    Very few people leave an impression but this guy does,

  • @paulbaker2959
    @paulbaker2959 Před 2 lety +2

    Absolutely love all the kawasaki kh's i used to have a 250 triple

  • @stuartmills299
    @stuartmills299 Před 2 lety +1

    Amazing human, would love to spend a day with him tinkering and talking.

  • @tooyoungtobeold8756
    @tooyoungtobeold8756 Před rokem +2

    Pure genius and mild mannered too. Not a show-off.

  • @tomchelle1
    @tomchelle1 Před 9 měsíci

    I woke up one morning and realized the world needs a Chity Chity Bang Bang Bike. I think we can all relate to that 🤣.
    If anybody is worthy of their own shown and legions of followers, it's Allen Millyard

  • @lawsonhollenbaugh3626
    @lawsonhollenbaugh3626 Před 2 lety +1

    ALLEN MILLYYARD, IS AN AMAZING GENIUS, I HAVE BEEN A KAWASAKI LOVER MY ENTIRE LIFE.!! GREAT DAY ALLEN, KEEP UP YOUR FREEDOM TO MOVE THE BIKE WORLD FORWARD 😎👌

  • @pat4brown
    @pat4brown Před rokem

    Love the Motorbike Show with these two. I’d like to see a Guy meets Allen programme.

  • @Brettly01
    @Brettly01 Před 2 lety +1

    an unbelievablely talented man.
    absolute genious...

  • @paulhowes8181
    @paulhowes8181 Před 4 měsíci

    Henry you are having a chat with a living legend

  • @DavidKing-jx3sg
    @DavidKing-jx3sg Před rokem +1

    Even the mountain bike he built was incredible engineering

  • @marcv338
    @marcv338 Před 2 lety +1

    Unbelievable ingenieus man and such a nice person.

  • @tinkeringinthailand8147

    I wish I could give more than 1 like, say 100, love Allen (and you Henry). 🙏

  • @timcolledge3732
    @timcolledge3732 Před 2 lety

    Brilliant engineer!!! 🤩👍👍

  • @solomonrichards9263
    @solomonrichards9263 Před rokem

    That is great, very interesting 👍🏾