Cycle News is a weekly magazine that covers all aspects of motorcycling including Supercross, Motocross and MotoGP as well as new motorcycles
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I . "The guys ·at DIRT RIDER d .o their homework, and I know I can .trust what they .w rite." . ' . ';"'Rick Sieman .. body for pitchers. I upheld the honor, such as it was, of the Dirt Diggers by beating a 290-pound tackle and winning about 40 pitchers of beer for the club. Because I'm Czechoslovakian, they gave me the nickname 'Super Hunky.' I'm also the only guy in the U.S. 'ever to race a 760 Maico in the Blackwater 100. I ran out of gas 200 times and almost got electrocuted." Name: Rick "Super Hunky" Sieman Occupation: Editor, Off-Road Magazine Riding history: "My first motorcycle in 1959 was a '56 Triumph TR6. I used it for off-roading when I didn't really know I was off-road ing and rode it back and forth from Ohio to Florida, where I was 'in the Navy." Track record: "In the early ' 60s I was an Olympic weight lifter ranked in the top five in the U.S. When steroids came in, I got out and satisfied my need for competition by racing . My first real dirt bike was a Bultaco 250, and I spent enough money keeping it alive to purchase the state of Mon- tana. I rode hare scrambles and IT scrambles in Ohio , then moved to California and raced desert and MX on a bewildering array of junk. I was horrible, but after working at it long and hard, I ·was filially able to win the # 1 plate in the District 37 Senior Expert class in '85 and '86. Last year, my codrivers and I won class 14 of the Baja 1000 in a truck and will contest class three this year." Professional background:. "I used to be an art restorer, repairing paintings, statues, and cloisonne. I turned 30 and decided I didn't want to do that any more. I began selling ads for Big Bike Magazine and was able to talk the publisher into starting Dirt Bike. In '74 I went to Challenge Publishing as editorial director for their motorcycle magazines, including Modern Cycle. I went back to Dirt Bike for a couple years and then came to Off-Road in 1985. We do mostly trucks and cover a lot of racing ." Memorable events: "In 1971 some of us from the Dirt Diggers , . Motorcycle Club were out having a beer when 10 footb all players came in and started arm-wrestling every- Bikes currently owned: " I have a 500 KTM, 250 Suzuki, an old Husky Enduro, a Rotax-powered four-stroke, a bunch of old Suzukis, and more old Maico parts than anybody in the world, including enough to build a 760 Maico.' Magazine: "DIRT RIDER is right on the pulse of what's hap'pening for the average guy who's -out there riding . There's a good cross-section of material and it's believable stuff. I have an ' 87 Suzuki 250, and if I want to know what the proper jetting specs are or where I should-set my suspension, I can pick up DIRT RIDER and get the right information. If they -say I'm supposed to run so many cc's of gearbox oil, I know that's . correct. The guys at DIRT ·RIDER do their homework, and I know I can trust what they write." This endorsement is purely voluntary. No fee or other consideration is paid. AT NEWSSTANDS FOR $24.00 PER YEAR OR BY SUBSCRIPTION FOR $15.94. FOR SUBSCRIPTION ORDERS CALL (213) 854-2470. 23