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Profile #25 "T he guys at DIRT RIDER,do their ,homew ork, a nd I know I can trust what they write.;' . . -Rick Sieman body for pitc hers. I upheld the honor, such as it was, of'the D irt 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 H unky.' 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. " [ v Name: Ric k "Super Hunky" Sieman Occupation: Ed itor, .off-Road Magazine Aiding '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-reading and rode it back and forth ,from Oh io 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 forcom petition by racing. My first real dirt bike was a Bultaco 250, and I spent enou gh money keeping it alive to purchase the state of Mon - tana. I rode hare scrambles and TT scrambles in Ohio, then moved to Californ ia and raced desert and MX on a bewildering array of junk. I was horrible, but after working at it long and hard, I was finally able to win the # 1 plate in the District 37 Senior Expert class in '8 5 .and '86. Last year, my codrivers and I won class 14 of the Baja 1000·in a truck and will con test 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 an y 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 dir ector for their motorcycle magazines, including Modern Cycle. I went back to Dirt Bik e 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 football players came in and started arm-wrestling every- Bikes current ly ow ned: " I have a 500 KTM, 250 Suzuki, an old Husky Enduro, a Rotax-powered four -stroke, a bunch of old . Suzukis.iand more old Maico parts than anybody in the world, including enough to build a 760 Maico." Magazine: " D IRT RIDER is right on the pulse of what's happening 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 Su- . zuk i 250, and if I want to know wha t 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 home work, 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 ORDE RS CAL L (213) 854-2470.