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Wayne:

You are correct in that the BMW/Konig that Peer Krage has is equipped with the 500CC version of the Konig motor.

There is another bike that is owned by Peter Konig that has the 350CC...

Excellent idea Sam. Perhaps Peer could make an effort to contact him or his museum with information that it is for sale. Another possibility is the Motorcycle Museum at Barber Motorsports Park in...

Ralph:

Do you know any history on the motor, i.e. what class it was designed for, if it was ever run or raced, on what type boat, speed, etc.

Hi Wayne:

Re corresponding with Tim Hannah:

I just ran across this thread a couple of weeks ago and realized that I had not seen anything about the book either, so I looked Tim up on the BRF...

Wayne:

I have always understood the description of an engine as a "boxer" configuration is like the Porsche, VW, Subaru, etc. In other words an engine that is horizonally opposed like the Konig...

The "Boxer" opposed 6 was definitely built in an OF size, as that is the configuration that Hans Krage won the OF Championship at Firebird Lake in Phoenix in the mid 70's as described several times...

Above quote was from Eileen when I showed her these pictures. I did not at all remember these pictures being taken. If you could print out these for me and send them to me next time your'e printing...

On one of the trips that Dieter made to the US in 1957, he competed in races with the South Eastern Boating Association, which as Danny Piggot has pointed out in another thread, had some of the...

Wayne:

As you indicated, no offense was intended. I only meant to point out that if someone gains something from someone else's effort, it is only polite to acknowledge that, as I thought I had...

Tim:

I hope you give the folks that have contributed to your knowledge that will be incorporated in your book some acknowledgement, as that is a common courtesy extended to this type effort by...

A couple of weeks ago Ralph Donald, who was very close to Scott Smith of Dallas, Georgia, the US Distributor for Konig, made a comment that he had quite a few stories he wished he could relate on...

Tim:

Possibly you have seen the thread entitled "Konig vs. Flathead" in the Outboard History section of BRF. The final two years both mfgrs were competing against each other with new motors...

Hi Wayne:

Any idea what the little round markings are on the sealing surface area that contacts the sleeves and other areas of the head? The combustion chamber looks to be pretty well finish...

Tim:

Regards your comment "general hatred of computers". I remarked very recently to a boat racing friend that it is a good thing that the engines I messed with in my boat racing career were not...

It has been pretty well established that Konig was aware and had made expansion chambers for FA konigs in 1961. Copies of factory brochures published on BRF confirm that.

I made a post a few days...

Tim:

If you will access a thread on BRF called "An Amazing Story" by Wayne Baldwin, you will find photos and more information on the expansion chambers built by Harry Pasturczak for the 4 cyl...

If you access Peer Krage's name in the members list and then go to posts he has made, you will find pictures of both the GP bikes mentioned earlier and also a short story and pictures of the...

Evidently Dieter was very aware of the performance gains to be had with expansion chamber type exhaust versus open pipe or megaphone type, much earlier than the time frame he made them available with...

Tim Hanna:

FYI

Hans Krage, who was the long time Konig "factory" hydro driver, and also a very close friend of Dieter's, has a son named Peer Krage. Peer is a member on BRF and you can send him...