Allen Millyard

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Allen Millyard from Thatcham, Berkshire, England, [1] [ failed verification ] [2] is an engineer and custom motorcycle builder for over 25 years, having created specials including winning best in show at Salon Privee for the world's smallest V-Twin, a Honda SS50-based V-twin, [3] to one of the world's largest, his Flying Millyard. [4] [5] [ full citation needed ] Another large capacity bike he hand-made is the Millyard Viper, built around an eight-litre V10 engine from a Dodge Viper. [6] He has built several Kawasaki specials, both two and four strokes and some of those bikes are now on display at the Barber Museum, located in Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham, Alabama, US. [7] [ full citation needed ]

In recent years Millyard has become more widely known via his TV appearances with Henry Cole. Together they claimed a world speed-record, ratified by Guinness World Records at 183.50 mph (295.31 km/h), achieved with the pair riding "tandem" on the road-legal Viper, beating by two mph the previous record held by an American couple for over 10 years. The record was set using the 9,800 ft (3,000 m) long runway at Elvington Airfield, North Yorkshire, England, on 25 May 2023. [8] [9]

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References

  1. "Guest of Honour October". 14 August 2017.
  2. "At Home with the Genius Engineer Allen Millyard". 25 November 2020.
  3. Teenage dreams: We ride Allen Millyard's Honda SS50 specials Motorcycle News , 3 June 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2022
  4. "Brooklands Museum :: The Motorcycle Show report".
  5. The Flying Millyard: Five litres of eccentric joy | MCN (motorcyclenews.com)
  6. "Millyard Viper V10 Wins 2012 Coles Miller Dream Machines Bike of the Year".
  7. Flying Millyard | Bike Rider Magazine (brm.co.nz)
  8. 'It's got to be done': Millyard and Cole set sights on 200mph pillion record after previous run recognised by Guinness Motorcycle News , 24 August 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2024
  9. Cole & Millyard set new speed record 2-up henrycole.tv, 24 August 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2024