Friday, April 19, 2024
Carl was a pivotal influence in my life. After riding solo on a Triumph 650 by complete accident in Sudbury the summer of 1967 I immediatly switched my interest from English sports cars to motorcycles. When I returned to UNB the next year I heard of this small 'hole in the wall' dealer of BULTACO bikes in Fredericton. I will never forget the day a friend and I travelled to Carl's porch to be introduced to his small stock of bikes on the porch. He grabbed one and bounced it up and down like a madman! "These bikes are super strong, they are almost like masochists!" he stated. I started my research, quit Mechanical Engineering for a year to save money,and the next summer bought "The best small motorcycle in the world", a Bultaco Metralla 250.
The summer of 1969 I took that bike 18000 miles around North America. I was hooked for life and still,ver 50 years later I have 4 motorcycles in my garage. I have visited 27 countries on my motorcycles , and never been without one or more since then.
Thanks Uncle Carl for changing my life! Rest in peace.
Ron in Brisbane, Australia.
