Allen Millyard from
Thatcham
Thatcham is an historic market town and civil parish in the English county of Berkshire, centred 3 miles (5 km) east of Newbury, 14 miles (24 km) west of Reading and 54 miles (87 km) west of London.
Geography
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,
Berkshire, England, 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, to one of the world's largest, his Flying Millyard. Another large capacity bike he hand-made is the
Millyard Viper, built around an eight-litre
V10 engine from a
Dodge Viper
The Dodge Viper is a sports car that was manufactured by Dodge (by SRT for 2013 and 2014), a division of American car manufacturer FCA US LLC from 1992 until 2017, having taken a brief hiatus in 2007 and from 2010 to 2012. Production of the two- ...
. 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
Barber Motorsports Park is an multi-purpose racing facility located in Birmingham, Alabama. It was built by George W. Barber, and includes the Barber Vintage Motorsport Museum. It has been the site of the IndyCar Series' Grand Prix of Alab ...
in
Birmingham
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,
Alabama
(We dare defend our rights)
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, seat = Montgomery
, LargestCity = Huntsville
, LargestCounty = Baldwin County
, LargestMetro = Greater Birmingham
, area_total_km2 = 135,765 ...
, US.
[Flying Millyard , Bike Rider Magazine (brm.co.nz)]
In recent years he has become even more well known via his TV appearances with
Henry Cole
Sir Henry Cole FRSA (15 July 1808 – 18 April 1882) was a British civil servant and inventor who facilitated many innovations in commerce and education in the 19th century in the United Kingdom. Cole is credited with devising the concept of ...
.
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Motorcycle builders
Year of birth missing (living people)
People from Thatcham
Living people