Konig HRE 500cc triple

[Mark75H]

Here are pictures of the first Konig HRE triple I ever saw (about 20 years ago). It was at a junk dealer who just brought in a haul of racing stuff from a racer. He didn't know what it was or how old it was, and at that point neither did I, but I was interested enough to take pictures. The next time I saw the Konig stuff it was in a different building where the roof had leaked and it was all wet The next time I went it was gone. A few years later I learned where it went and have been trying to buy it ever since.

It appears as though the gear drive magneto has been removed and points added under the starter sheave.

The first year is probably 1956 and last 1958. It was replaced with a 407cc twin and then a 445cc twin