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We are unfortunate to report the death of Rick “Super Hunky” Siemen, the initial editor of Motorcycle publication, which initially struck newsstands in 1971. Siemen was a gonzo-style author and wordsmith who merely enjoyed off-road motorcycling. Among the most prominent reporters the sport has actually ever understood, Siemen combined humor with compelling sincerity. Throughout the publication’s ascendency in the 1970s and early ’80s Siemen utilized his bully pulpit and prominent column “From the Saddle” to assist battle land closures, promote distinct occasions and likewise keep bike item makers sincere. He even appeared on the tv program “60 Minutes” to promote versus the closure of substantial swaths of the southwest desert to off-highway lorries due to the fact that of a threatened tortoise.
Rick was likewise a company fan and routine individual in the Barstow-to-Vegas Desert race, in addition to his good friend and lawyer Louis McKey, likewise called the Phantom Duck of the Desert, and together they were a thorn in the side of the Bureau of Land Management.
Siemen likewise ended up being an early advocate of the Grand National Cross Country Series after attending his very first Blackwater 100, hilariously getting in the treacherous race on an over-bored 760cc Maico.