Innovative engineer AllenMillyard first came to prominence with his multi-cylinder Kawasakibased specials, as he added more cylinders to the 1970s two-strokes, as well as other Japanese-made machines. But actually, he’s really interested in old British machinery too, as witnessed by his Velocette MAC-based V-twin, built up out of a Velo that has been in the family for many years. The Velocette special was just one of the Millyard machines wowing the crowds at the Stafford show, while the man himself was on hand to explain the work that has gone into so many of his motorcycles.
The physically biggest of the lot was his Flying Millyard, a big V-twin using two aircraft cylinders on a specially made crankcase. Apparently, the torque is something else. And, yes, Allen rides it regularly.
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