Kim Newcombe

Born in Nelson, Newcombe grew up in Auckland, then moved to Australia (first Brisbane, then Melbourne) in 1963, and subsequently moved to Europe in 1968. He competed in the 500cc Grand Prix World Championship finishing second to Phil Read in the 1973 season on a König 500 developed completely by himself.

Read the amazing story about Kim and the König here

Kim Newcombe not forgotten

For pics of this awesome bike see

König 500

König racer

Updated my König photo set with a lot of new pics. König was the manufacturer of the great four cylinder boxer two stroke outboard racing engines. These engines were also used in the 500cc motorcycle world championship by Kim Newcombe.

For more pics see

König Boxer Racer

Some nice König vids

Found a few nice vids about the König on Youtube.
Kim Newcombe his König by Rod Tingate
Kim Newcombe tribute

And where The König engine originally was meant for.
König 500 & Laszlo Volenter 2007 part 1
König 500 & Laszlo Volenter 2007 part 2