Michael Mosiman “Why I’m leaving Star Racing Yamaha”

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Funny in-depth video of his honest experience at Star Racing Yamaha and with Bobby Regan! 

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Can we get some footnotes 

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Multiple Dreams - journaling - God - Star - Injuries - leading races - finding confidence - didn’t know everyone’s names for a long time - leaving Star - excited for what’s coming.


That’s what I got from skipping through it. 

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Shew, that one was tough to get through.  

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10/6/2026 3:16am Edited Date/Time 10/6/2026 3:19am

Jeez, why the bashing? I thought it was a great listen. Excited to see where he will end up. He sounds pretty excited and confident about his new team

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10/6/2026 5:43am Edited Date/Time 10/6/2026 5:57am

Charred Racing Yamaha 

won 3 out of 4 championships this year.

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Charred Racing Yamaha 

MX Culture wrote:

won 3 out of 4 championships this year.

Aldon won a lot too and they all retired in their mid 20s.  The joke is that it’s a meat grinder, not that they don’t win 😉 

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10/6/2026 7:05am Edited Date/Time 10/6/2026 7:13am

Man, I feel bad for Michael Mosiman. He's someone that almost never gets talked about, but I think he's very underrated. Yes, he's been bedridden with injuries, but he has arguably shown more speed than a lot of 250 guys that are getting factory rides. For example, Nick Romano getting the PC ride but is someone who will not be able to consistently get podiums or immediately have speed, like Mosiman. 

What's interesting, about Michael Mosiman is no matter how many injuries he has, he's almost always back to podium-level speed within 2 to 3 races. Even this year, he was leading Anaheim 2 for quite a while before Deegan eventually got him, but still got 2nd.

What's also been perplexing to me is the disparity between why some riders have so many injuries versus others that seem to never get injured. 

I wonder to what extent it is that these riders have to ride over their heads/above their limit in order to maintain a race-winning pace, and thus crash too much (i.e., they could go slower to ride more safely and not crash as often, thus less injuries, but then they wouldn't be able to get podiums). Someone like McAdoo for example fits this bill.

Or Is it something else like lower processing speed and reaction time, or the fact that some riders physically may have more fragile bones (e.g., Jeffrey Herlings always talks about: how weak his bones are), or is it athletic ability/gymnastics (e.g.,  Deegan/Gajser seem to never gets hurt  because he's able to quickly barrell roll out of crashes, whereas other riders seem to not know what to do when they begin to fall off their bike).

 

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Spudinki45 wrote:
Man, I feel bad for Michael Mosiman. He's someone that almost never gets talked about, but I think he's very underrated. Yes, he's been bedridden with...

Man, I feel bad for Michael Mosiman. He's someone that almost never gets talked about, but I think he's very underrated. Yes, he's been bedridden with injuries, but he has arguably shown more speed than a lot of 250 guys that are getting factory rides. For example, Nick Romano getting the PC ride but is someone who will not be able to consistently get podiums or immediately have speed, like Mosiman. 

What's interesting, about Michael Mosiman is no matter how many injuries he has, he's almost always back to podium-level speed within 2 to 3 races. Even this year, he was leading Anaheim 2 for quite a while before Deegan eventually got him, but still got 2nd.

What's also been perplexing to me is the disparity between why some riders have so many injuries versus others that seem to never get injured. 

I wonder to what extent it is that these riders have to ride over their heads/above their limit in order to maintain a race-winning pace, and thus crash too much (i.e., they could go slower to ride more safely and not crash as often, thus less injuries, but then they wouldn't be able to get podiums). Someone like McAdoo for example fits this bill.

Or Is it something else like lower processing speed and reaction time, or the fact that some riders physically may have more fragile bones (e.g., Jeffrey Herlings always talks about: how weak his bones are), or is it athletic ability/gymnastics (e.g.,  Deegan/Gajser seem to never gets hurt  because he's able to quickly barrell roll out of crashes, whereas other riders seem to not know what to do when they begin to fall off their bike).

 

He crashes too much, that's why he doesn't get talked about and gets injured often. 

 

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Spudinki45 wrote:
Man, I feel bad for Michael Mosiman. He's someone that almost never gets talked about, but I think he's very underrated. Yes, he's been bedridden with...

Man, I feel bad for Michael Mosiman. He's someone that almost never gets talked about, but I think he's very underrated. Yes, he's been bedridden with injuries, but he has arguably shown more speed than a lot of 250 guys that are getting factory rides. For example, Nick Romano getting the PC ride but is someone who will not be able to consistently get podiums or immediately have speed, like Mosiman. 

What's interesting, about Michael Mosiman is no matter how many injuries he has, he's almost always back to podium-level speed within 2 to 3 races. Even this year, he was leading Anaheim 2 for quite a while before Deegan eventually got him, but still got 2nd.

What's also been perplexing to me is the disparity between why some riders have so many injuries versus others that seem to never get injured. 

I wonder to what extent it is that these riders have to ride over their heads/above their limit in order to maintain a race-winning pace, and thus crash too much (i.e., they could go slower to ride more safely and not crash as often, thus less injuries, but then they wouldn't be able to get podiums). Someone like McAdoo for example fits this bill.

Or Is it something else like lower processing speed and reaction time, or the fact that some riders physically may have more fragile bones (e.g., Jeffrey Herlings always talks about: how weak his bones are), or is it athletic ability/gymnastics (e.g.,  Deegan/Gajser seem to never gets hurt  because he's able to quickly barrell roll out of crashes, whereas other riders seem to not know what to do when they begin to fall off their bike).

 

One thing i notice and appreciate about Mosi is that he never fades back. Every time I saw him this summer, he was moving forward. He hit the deck a number of times but was always moving forward. The only times he was ever passed it seems was for the lead at Millville by Beaumer, and maybe by like Davies sometime (and he wound up as the champion), but thats it

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10/6/2026 7:23am

Nice vid. The Mosiman bro’s are good peeps. Looking forward to seeing Michael back out there! 

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4-5 years ago he was neck and neck with Jett.

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some make it, some don't.....good luck Mike!

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A good team manager is like a good coach, they know how to get the best out of each person, some you scream at, some you encourage, some you give them a hug and tell them they are great.

Star seems a little like “it’s our way or the highway” 

Now I say that with zero inside knowledge of how the program is run, but it would explain why there are people that love it there and people that hate it.

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"Boy, lift your shirt so I can see your abs" 😀 

Bobby is like the security guy at the mall who caught a 16 year old girl shop lifting.

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"Boy, lift your shirt so I can see your abs" 😀 Bobby is like the security guy at the mall who caught a 16 year old girl...

"Boy, lift your shirt so I can see your abs" 😀 

Bobby is like the security guy at the mall who caught a 16 year old girl shop lifting.

I should be surprised that Bobby does this, but I'm not at all. The guy is weird AF.
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"Boy, lift your shirt so I can see your abs" 😀 Bobby is like the security guy at the mall who caught a 16 year old girl...

"Boy, lift your shirt so I can see your abs" 😀 

Bobby is like the security guy at the mall who caught a 16 year old girl shop lifting.

I should be surprised that Bobby does this, but I'm not at all. The guy is weird AF.

Ya, that was pretty creepy

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bens 152 wrote:
Multiple Dreams - journaling - God - Star - Injuries - leading races - finding confidence - didn’t know everyone’s names for a long time -...

Multiple Dreams - journaling - God - Star - Injuries - leading races - finding confidence - didn’t know everyone’s names for a long time - leaving Star - excited for what’s coming.


That’s what I got from skipping through it. 

I played the first half normal speed, second half 2x speed 

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"Boy, lift your shirt so I can see your abs" 😀 Bobby is like the security guy at the mall who caught a 16 year old girl...

"Boy, lift your shirt so I can see your abs" 😀 

Bobby is like the security guy at the mall who caught a 16 year old girl shop lifting.

Low key called out Bobby as a groomer 😝

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I watched the whole thing and I never heard the "Why I left Yamaha".  Did God tell him too or did I doze off?

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wfopete wrote:

I watched the whole thing and I never heard the "Why I left Yamaha".  Did God tell him too or did I doze off?

Thanks for confirming my suspicion. I didn't watch it because I thought if he needed 20+ minutes to answer the question, it meant he wasn't going to answer the question.

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"Boy, lift your shirt so I can see your abs" 😀 Bobby is like the security guy at the mall who caught a 16 year old girl...

"Boy, lift your shirt so I can see your abs" 😀 

Bobby is like the security guy at the mall who caught a 16 year old girl shop lifting.

h20 wrote:

Low key called out Bobby as a groomer 😝

You're telling me that a guy who spends millions on millions of his own money to build a team of 16-24 year old boys/young men who perform for him might be kinda weird? 

Ever see the movie Foxcatcher? 

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wfopete wrote:

I watched the whole thing and I never heard the "Why I left Yamaha".  Did God tell him too or did I doze off?

3strokemx wrote:
Thanks for confirming my suspicion. I didn't watch it because I thought if he needed 20+ minutes to answer the question, it meant he wasn't going...

Thanks for confirming my suspicion. I didn't watch it because I thought if he needed 20+ minutes to answer the question, it meant he wasn't going to answer the question.

I don’t need to watch it to answer why he left. Because he didn’t get an offer. Pretty simple. 

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"Boy, lift your shirt so I can see your abs" 😀 Bobby is like the security guy at the mall who caught a 16 year old girl...

"Boy, lift your shirt so I can see your abs" 😀 

Bobby is like the security guy at the mall who caught a 16 year old girl shop lifting.

h20 wrote:

Low key called out Bobby as a groomer 😝

chasetwo79 wrote:
You're telling me that a guy who spends millions on millions of his own money to build a team of 16-24 year old boys/young men who...

You're telling me that a guy who spends millions on millions of his own money to build a team of 16-24 year old boys/young men who perform for him might be kinda weird? 

Ever see the movie Foxcatcher? 

LOL ouch. 

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"Boy, lift your shirt so I can see your abs" 😀 Bobby is like the security guy at the mall who caught a 16 year old girl...

"Boy, lift your shirt so I can see your abs" 😀 

Bobby is like the security guy at the mall who caught a 16 year old girl shop lifting.

I should be surprised that Bobby does this, but I'm not at all. The guy is weird AF.

Future riders should have the spray painted abs done.  Bobby couldn’t tell the difference over zoom.

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"Boy, lift your shirt so I can see your abs" 😀 Bobby is like the security guy at the mall who caught a 16 year old girl...

"Boy, lift your shirt so I can see your abs" 😀 

Bobby is like the security guy at the mall who caught a 16 year old girl shop lifting.

I should be surprised that Bobby does this, but I'm not at all. The guy is weird AF.
Shred wrote:

Future riders should have the spray painted abs done.  Bobby couldn’t tell the difference over zoom.

Eric Sorby said he used to put on cycling shorts and lay in a tanning bed so he'd have a tan line and Mitch would think he'd been training on his road bike.

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davis224 wrote:

4-5 years ago he was neck and neck with Jett.

Who’s ever gonna forget about the time he took Jett out in Supercross on the 250s. From the podium, he reminded everyone that he’s a Christian and that he is a savage just like Jesus. 🤣

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