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Title: jeff "chicken" matiasevich
Post by: mainline on June 26, 2008, 05:38:14 pm

not really VMX (yet) but can someone please tell me where the nickname came from?

Title: Re: jeff "chicken" matiasevich
Post by: Wombat on June 26, 2008, 06:41:08 pm

Quote from: mainline on June 26, 2008, 05:38:14 pm

not really VMX (yet) but can someone please tell me where the nickname came from?

Can someone tell me who he is... ???

Title: Re: jeff "chicken" matiasevich
Post by: Maico31 on June 26, 2008, 06:43:38 pm

US Kawasaki factory rider from the 90's.

Title: Re: jeff "chicken" matiasevich
Post by: NR555 on June 26, 2008, 07:10:54 pm

Dunno where his nickname came from, but Chicken & Ron Lechien (both Kawasaki riders) were off the rails.  Sort of like JLaw these days.

Title: Re: jeff "chicken" matiasevich
Post by: Nathan S on June 26, 2008, 08:05:30 pm

http://www.racerxill.com/articles/detail/696/where-are-they-now--jeff-matiasevich-.aspx

Title: Re: jeff "chicken" matiasevich
Post by: Tony T on June 26, 2008, 09:04:09 pm

I can't answer the question either but I do know that James Bubba Stewart used to call himself 'Baby Chicken' after Matiasevich. Which is where 'Bubba' came from...................  8)

Title: Re: jeff "chicken" matiasevich
Post by: mainline on June 27, 2008, 06:11:50 pm

I'm pretty sure he was picked up after some solid rides in 1986. I remember seeing an interview with Roy Turner (Kawasaki team manager) in about 88/89 when he was in their support team and the interviewer saying that he wasn't allowed to mention the "Chicken" thing cause it wasn't a popular nickname with management.

anyone? bueller?

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