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Konig 500 1973

Make Model	Konig 500 GP
Year	1973
Engine	Konig, four-cylinder opposed-piston, longitudinal, 180°, two-stroke. Ro-tating-disk distribution with one double-body Solex
Capacity	492.6
Bore x Stroke	56 x 50 mm
Cooling System	Water cooled
Max Power	85 hp. @ 10,000 rpm
Transmission	4 Speed
Final Drive	Chain

Konig of Berlin produced a fine four-cylinder opposed-piston motorcycle, and it performed better in trials than had been expected.
At the time, the idea of the Konig competing in the 500 class against the likes of the three- and four-cylinder MV Agustas of Giacomo Agostini and Phil Read had something quixotic about it. Despite the strength of its rivals, the Konig company decided to enter its new motorcycle in the 1972 West German Grand Prix.

When Kim Newcombe rode the Konig 500 to a splendid third-place finish in the competition, Konig decided to remain in racing.
In 1973 the Konig justified the company's optimism, becoming the first motorcycle to beat the MV—driven by Agostini—in pure speed.
That same year Newcombe and hisKonig led in the 500-class world championship—with Read and his MV close behind—until the running of the Dutch Grand Prix, the seventh of the world championship races of the season. Newcombe had to settle for second place in the championship, but he won the Yugoslavian Grand Prix.