. Profile #20
The
"I like DIRT· RIDER's
serious, scientific approach to
evaluating motorcycles."
-Jeff Smith
Name: Jeff Smith
Occupation: Product Manager,
Can-Am U.S.A.
Job description: "My job is
to coordinate the design and production of Can-Am motorcycles
and to provide information about
the bikes to consumers, dealers,
and our sales staff."
Riding history: "My father
waS a trials rider in England, and
because he loved to ride motorcycles, he thought his son should
do the same. I started riding
when I was about nine. Later, I
served a five-year general apprenticeship .with the BSA Co. in
England. I was offered a job with
Bombardier (Can-Am's parent
company) when they began their
. motorcycle project and have been
with them for 15 years. A high
point in my career came in 1970,
when I was awarded an M.B.E.
(Member of the Order of the
British Empire) by the Queen for
services to motorcycles.
Track record: "I have ridden
the ISDE 12 times. Beginning in
1951 at sixteen years of age with
a gold medal, and finishing 35
years, 8 golds, and 3 bronzes
later in Italy in 1986. Other wins
include: British Trials Championship 1953 and '54, Scottish Six
Days Trial in 1955, nine times
British Motocross champion and
World 500 Motocross champion
in 1964 and '65. But most satisfying of all is to have won the U.S.
Super Senior Hare Scrambles Title for the past four years. It's
great to still be getting fun out of
motorcycles!"
Bikes currently owned: "In
alphabetical order, to show no favoritism, because they all are
marvelous; three BSA's, six CanAm's, three Douglas dirt
trackers, a Guzzi Falconi, and
two Hondas."
Magazine: "I like DIR T RIDER 's serious, scientific approach
to evaluating motorcycles. With
the other magazines, I look at
the pictures, which is what you
normally do with a comic book.
But I really read DIR T RIDER
because there's real meat to it
and a great deal of thought goes
into the articles. A lot of us are
looking for something sensible in
a magazine and DIR T RIDER's
it."
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