Rod Tingate will be demonstrating the Konig at Pukekohe on Feb 5th to 7th. I was chatting to him at the Island Classic after his bikes had packed up (McIntyre G50 Matchless and 350 Norton, both owned by Ron Angel), and he said last year when he was there, it was the first time the motor in the rebuilt bike had fired up in 30 years. With no mufflers, the thing was peaky as hell, like four 125s, and he feared for the crank seals, but that the thing was a rocket, and he gave it a fair old workout down Puke's long back straight.
As good as the doco is, I find it very hard to watch : it's apparent that Janeen never got over her love for Kim, and to end up in a series of doomed and abusive relationships, before her cruel struggle with cancer, is heart-rending, and I can't watch it without bursting into tears. Nevertheless, it's a hell of a yarn, and unfortunately just another part of the stark reality of our incredible sport.
