Cycle News Staff | December 12, 2023
Rick Sieman, aka “Super Hunky,” recently passed away after a long illness. He was 83.
Sieman was one of the original staff members of High Torque’s Dirt Bike magazine when it was launched in 1971. His unique writing skills, humor, and hard-hitting honesty made him the ideal choice as the magazine’s first editor.
Rick Sieman, aka “Super Hunky,” recently passed away after a long illness. He was 83.
His “From the Saddle” columns are legendary, as was his work protecting our rights to ride motorcycles. He worked alongside Louis McKey, who is perhaps better known as the Phantom Duck of the Desert, to battle massive land closures in the Southern California deserts and to keep the infamous Barstow-to-Vegas desert race going.
Super Hunky, along with his iconic English-style handlebar mustache, was one of the first true media personalities of the sport of off-road motorcycling.
Earlier this year, Siemen was nominated to be inducted into the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame. His name remains on the ballot in the category of Leadership & Rights.
Super Hunky will be missed.CN
