We are honored with Allen Millyard working an 1100!

[3RePete]

Check his video which just dropped!

 

[Uncle Phil]

Thanks!
Quite Interesting as he takes a 'deep' dive into the engine.
I will be very interested when he does the video of reinstalling the engine to see how he does it.

 

[Mr.E]

Allen is one hell of a guy, we both attended a local bike show some years ago when he was awarded "Best Engineered Bike" for his V twin and I just sneaked in with "Best In Show".

 

[SMSW]

What is he going to do? Simply refurbish the engine or make a v-8 out of it?

 

[Mr.E]

Amazingly, he cut 2 cylinders out of a radial plane engine and crafted them into a V twin then shoehorned into a purposed made bike frame!
the 2 cylinders totalled In excess of 5 Lt (over 305 ci).

 

[Larry Fine]

Observations, in no particular order:

He makes it look so easy.

Excellent videography.

I bet he has an incredible tool collection.

I had no idea the transmission was in a separate case.

 

[Larry Fine]

What is he going to do? Simply refurbish the engine or make a v-8 out of it?

I've often thought that a V-6 would make a great ST engine.

 

[ST Steven]

I was just going to post this vid. What this man can do with a hacksaw and a BBQ grill is beyond amazing

 

[Erdoc48]

That’s a piece of cake…I could do all that in about an a hour (yes, I kid, I kid…in my hands I’d likely get it all apart and realize I can’t reassemble it)- actually that was very well done and entertaining as well. For Phil, did you get the new engine in yet?

 

[ReSTored]

Love his extraordinary skill level +his very well laid out, but small footprint, shop.

I guess we'll have to wait until the next episode to find out what the knock he is concerned about is? Any guesses>

 

[SMSW]

What this man can do with a hacksaw and a BBQ grill is beyond amazing

Too late. Grillworks beat him to market. Best if those faint of wallet do not click on that link.

From $22,775....

 

[Uncle Phil]

For Phil, did you get the new engine in yet?

Yes, that's why I want to see how he deals with reinstalling the engine.
Pretty interesting that a man of his mechanical prowess has ridden a ST1100 'for many miles' and bought another one!

Anybody Here Ever Replaced A ST1100 Engine? | ST1100 Related | Page 3 | ST-Owners.com

 

[JJames]

ST11 owners got lucky with this video .Too bad we didn't get to hear the "knock" before he started. But it seems like he thinks he knows what it is. Knowing he has had one as a daily driver for years , and finds it worth fixing it in this way , confirms thoughts my that these are very special bikes .

 

[kiltman]

Any guesses

Pre ignition, stuck choke.

 

[Styles]

How rare a Christmas gift, 3RePete. I've not seen a tighter fit between tending to one's machine and his proper English garden—and hedgehog—on this good day. My triple thanks.


Styles

 

[sirbike]

Great Christmas Morning treat.
Thanks for posting.

 

[Sunday Rider]

Wow this was super fun to watch. Thanks for posting.

 

[dexter69]

Awesome to watch.....he makes it look so dang easy! Allen M. , what a master mechanic.

 

[W0QNX]

Awesome to watch.....he makes it look so dang easy! Allen M. , what a master mechanic.

So far everything he did was fairly easy. Most anyone can unscrew a bolt or nut. Now putting them back all together better than it was before is the mastery of the trade or hobby. But we all knew that and he will impress us for sure when it purrs again.

I have 2 old Briggs and Stratton engines out in the backyard and 2 grandsons quickly growing past the fiddle with motors stage. I've told them "we''ll tear them down and put them back together someday" but time is passing pretty fast these days. It's too bad they don't make video games that require you to take things apart and put them back together again or at least see where the smoke inside stuff (electronics) comes from.

 

[Jerbear]

Great video, thanks for posting it.
What I found strange, was that nowhere in it you could see a shop manual/instructions for it. But I guess that someone with that amount of motorcycle engine's knowledge doesn't need one. Impressive.