Some of you… of a certain age… might remember a legendary motojourno by the name of Super Hunky. Actually, his name was Rick Sieman, but Super Hunky was the name he often went by, and the namehis fans remember him by. He had a very interesting life, as his bio at that fan page will point out, including jobs ranging from time in the navy to sign-painting to seismic exploration to a long career in four-wheel and two-wheel journalism.
As his Facebook fan page says:
In 1968, Rick headed for California, with a 1965 Bultaco Metisse strapped on the back of his station wagon. A career in journalism followed. First Dirt Bike Magazine, then Modern Cycle, then back to Dirt Bike, then Off-Road, followed by Old Bike Journal and Off-road.com.
Obviously, with a career like that, Super Hunky had the skills to put a machine through its paces in the dirt, and the skills to entertain his readers with the tales for decades afterwards. That’s a pretty rare combination.
Sieman is retired now, and we’ve recently seen his daughter Cindy advertising his books and other memorabilia for sale via Facebook. He’s signing them before shipping them out, and the shipping prices seem pretty reasonable! See her description below:
Dad is autographing all the books and his poster
- Monkey Butt- $25
- Phantom Duck of the Desert- $10
- The Last Ride-$15
- Growing Old, and how to Deal with it-$10
- Super Hunky Sweatshirts-$35 XL only
- Super Hunky T-Shirts – $26 ( L, XL, XXL, XXXL)
- Super Hunky Coffee Mugs- $16.95
- Super Hunky stickers- 1 for 4 or 3 for $10
- Super Hunky autographed poster $25
请加4美元的航运each book/poster, $6 for coffee mugs, $8 for T-Shirts and $9 for Sweatshirts. Stickers shipping is included.
To order1. Email your mailing address and order to[email protected]
2. Send a Paypal for the total-[email protected]
or cash/check/money order via snail mail to Rick Sieman at
684 N. Pinal Dr Apache Junction, AZ 85120
Again all my thanks to everyone that has been so kind to show their support! My Dad is also loving the fan mail (and PayDay candy bars) that he has been receiving!
Cindy says they’re also considering putting his books into e-reader format, so readers can simply download via Kindle or whatever other e-publishing format you use. If your bookshelf looks like mine, you may welcome this option, to save space. See the Facebook pageherefor more details, or coordinating an order.
What’s Super Hunky’s writing like?
If you, like me, weren’t really around for the Super Hunky heyday, here’s a sample of what to expect, uploaded to his Facebook page. Click on that FB link and it’ll take you through to his page, where you can read and order if you want. Of course, Super Hunky also had a column online for sometime as well, at DirtBikes.com—see previous entries in the Don’t Ask! serieshere.
