Video: Allen Millyard’s Kawasaki Z1 Super Six

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Never seen a six-cylinder Kawasaki 900 Z1? You will now, thanks to the amazing fabrication skills of British engineer Allen Millyard.

 

In the wide world of internal combustion vehicles, Allen Millyard of Berkshire, UK must be one of the most fascinating and creative custom fabricators working today. We’ve been watching him for a while now: Check out our features on his Viper V10-powered motorcycle, or his Flying Millyard, a V-twin motorcycle constructed from World War II-era Pratt & Whitney radial aircraft engine parts. All were produced in his modest garden workshop, and his imagination and fabrication skills seem to have no boundaries.

Millyard’s latest creation is a re-imagined six-cylinder version of the famed Kawasaki Z1, a four-cylinder, 900cc machine that, back in the ’70s, was one of the most formidable street bikes on the planet. As always, Millyard’s fabrication work is both immaculate and exceedingly clever. And for this bike, he’s detailed the construction work in step-by-step form on his YouTube channel, demonstrating how the magic was performed. In the clip  we’re sharing here, the two-wheeled inventor takes the Super Six, as he calls it, out for its first test ride. Video follows.

 

3 thoughts on “Video: Allen Millyard’s Kawasaki Z1 Super Six”

  1. Meh, Benelli did that a long time ago. The stock Z-1 was the fastest bike I ever rode. Why would anyone want to go faster?

  2. Really interesting video. But as an ex-Tool & die maker/Manufacturing engineer I found his videos on creating the six cylinder crank and the six cylinder barrels absolutely fascinating.
    A Hack saw, a hand file and a weber grill ? OMG ! Is he a Craftsman, an Artist or a Genius? I’ve decided he’s all three.

    • I agree. I wanted to post the construction videos here too, but that’s asking a lot of the casual audience. I figured they can go back through the project if they like.

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