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27 Exclusive - A detailed career interview with the 1980 world trials champion Ulf karlson |
Who has helped you the most during your trials career?
Ewa, my wife . ..I must say that, but it's true. There is always a strong lady behind the man, Ewa gives me a lot of support and take care of everything at home when I'm away at the trial, she says to me yes you can go, you can go away and practice you can go and travel for the trial. She give me freedom.
Ewa, my wife . ..I must say that, but it's true. There is always a strong lady behind the man, Ewa gives me a lot of support and take care of everything at home when I'm away at the trial, she says to me yes you can go, you can go away and practice you can go and travel for the trial. She give me freedom.
Exclusive - A detailed career interview with the 1980 world trials champion Ulf karlson
Exclusive - A detailed career interview with the 1980 world trials champion Ulf karlson
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Did you ever consider setting up a business in motorcycles in one way or another?
No never. I am not a businessman, I cannot sell anything and I am bad at recovering the money haha I am not so good at this. Do you look back and think you could have done any thing differently? Of course, you can always do this but generally, no, I don't think so, I'm happy with what I did. I just like to ask you about the Ulf Karlson replica trials bike. What input did you give for this, did you help to develop this bike? I helped to develop this bike yes, certainly, it is the replica of my bike from 1974 that I used so they make this bike, it was a special engine based upon my 74 engine. This was a celebration of my achievement of second place in the 1974 championship of Europe, I like this bike. |
A Swedish artist named Lief Ahnlund designed a range of Swedish motorcycle star orientated stamps. Ulf featured on one of these.
Exclusive - A detailed career interview with the 1980 world trials champion Ulf karlson
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Exclusive - A detailed career interview with the 1980 world trials champion Ulf karlson
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Who would you say was your biggest competitor over the years or would you say there were many? He says immediately, Vesterinen. I was always good friends with Vesterinen, in as well we travelled a lot together and you know we have a championship here called the Nordic championship and I was winning maybe one time and he was winning 4 times so he was a little bit better than me, not in 1980, but before. Do you still watch a little modern trial on television? Yes. I follow the championship on trial online, Charley's website. You know we have a Swedish rider called Eddie Karlson and I follow him a little. |
Exclusive - A detailed career interview with the 1980 world trials champion Ulf karlson
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Exclusive - A detailed career interview with the 1980 world trials champion Ulf karlson
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Exclusive - A detailed career interview with the 1980 world trials champion Ulf karlson
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