Why He Chose KTM Over Star Racing Yamaha? | Julien Beaumer on the SML Show

Presented by OGIO Powersports and Yamaha
For this week's episode of the SML Show, guest host Alex Ray sits down with Julien Beaumer to discuss his new ride with KTM, the offer he had from Monster Energy/Star Racing/Yamaha, training with Davi Millsaps, and plenty more. Plugin those headphones and enjoy this week's episode of the SML Show with the JuJu!

[@ninjah2304]

2 months ago he said in an interview he tried out for star but they passed on him because he was 4seconds a lap slower then deegan.

[@matthewpuryear8009]

Cool dude but clickbait title, he literally said no deal came from star when he went to talk and ride their bikes

[@bunnyman6321]

😂😂😂

[@Carpfishing4400]

He also said when he was there riding the bike, that he was 4 seconds a lap slower then Haiden. That's probably why he got no offer at Star

[@SydneyOttoEdits]

maybe the offer was there but Not mentioned in the vid

[@ryanlorance6168]

That’s why he chose ktm lmao

[@matthewpuryear8009]

@@ryanlorance6168 bingo lmao

[@AustinTexasFrance]

Great job by A Ray once again! 👏 SML shows are always a treat to watch ✨✨

[@jontaylor938]

ARAY is killing these! Can’t wait to see the last round of futures and see what juju can do!

[@Sandberm]

Hes got great style. If he can keep his head about him and keep Davi as a mentor he should do very well.

[@builtfordtough4499]

Thanks A Ray and Julien. Great interview.

[@ryanlorance6168]

Love it when ARAY does these!

[@podcastparlor4128]

Saw Beaumer win futures in Jersey, great rider, lap times were preeety close to the pro guys and looked at home on the bike

[@Scrubdaddy135]

Dang Aray is wayyyy better than Swap 😮wow that’s tight! I never thought JuJu would blow up so fast!!! That’s my guy 🤠🙌🏽❤️

[@danortiz6055]

this guy is amazing and he is humble , my favorite rider right now future supercross champion Juju

[@johnluck1923]

Happy to see JB on KTM, I can hear the boys practicing at the KTM track from my house in Murrieta.

[@tambourahall7865]

lucky I love the sound

[@coryrodriguez6400]

I really like A-Rays interviews I’ve watched so far

[@gmeyer6657]

He’s a natural.. should be in the booth!

[@TheProcessor]

Seems like is head is on straight. Looking forward to him joining the 250's!

[@Lracer61]

This kids going places. Looks natural on the bike

[@jordanemede]

Kids gonna smash it lets go juju 💪✊

[@midwestoutdoors9395]

How can you say he is ahead or toe to toe with his age ?? Deegan is blowing his doors off 😳

[@bwagss5579]

If I remember star said their maxed out on space . Every bay they have is being used. Riders would have to go.

[@br4dybunch97]

ARay been getting those interview reps in 🤙🏻

[@damonforrest1570]

A RAY you do a fantastic job on SwapMoto.🤙

[@jonruger]

The KTM 250 team has been a huge disappointment they do not win and have not in a long time. This kid made a bad choice for money.

[@FoursquareT]

Star builds champions

[@Phatkat60]

Great job a ray!

[@4spbiz]

Keep your eyes on this one he's going somewhere.

[@TOPG4NTV]

THIS DIDNT AGE WELL!

[@blakefowler21]

Kids legit, stoked on the future 250 class

[@goldsbym]

If Julian is doing a Rhythm Section, that Dino says no to them damn you are doing something

[@Suckitupbuttercup407]

Alex killed it

[@damonforrest1570]

Dope Bag 🤙 oh OGIO

[@scottmorgan6099]

Best of luck to you, Juju!

[@jeffdacey4673]

Never Been a big Yamaha guy. My bf is die hard. I have a 22 gas gas 450 and I love it.

[@bunnyman6321]

Gas gas ain't shit

[@andrewmarshall360]

I hope he does well.

[@mehow2g]

Kid is slept on.

[@Thehillshaveeyez]

💯

[@RobNaughton54]

C’mon A Ray… you’ve been racing dirt bikes most of your life (I assume) and you have no idea how a guy like factory KTM rider Taylor Robert practices, trains and makes a living racing off-road? Yes you should sign up for a WORCS race and subject yourself to a two plus hour ass whoopin. 😂😂

[@michaelhoward7652]

He didn't choose anything the decision was made for him .

[@C322C]

Took ARay 2 1/2 minutes to bring up boobies

[@RogerT-kt3zd]

I bought a 2021 yz250f and it blew up after 7.5 hours on it… bought a 2022 KTM 250 SXF instead and after 90 hours on it not a single valve was out of spec. after riding yamahas my entire life and made the switch to KTM, theres simply no denying that KTM bikes are superior in every single way.

[@swapmotolive.]

I have read your comment 10x elsewhere. I understand that you had a bad experience but do you have some sort of agenda here? Hoping someone at Yamaha sees your story and sends you a refund? 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@mxriderdakar]

The only problem with the Yamaha is that you have to be careful when changing your air filter and not getting sand inside your engine. It’s harder with the new airbox with the reverse engine but if you do it well, the engine is good. Anyway All brands have there good and bad.

[@robinbrunette9865]

@@swapmotolive. defending your sponsor, nice 😂😂😂

[@jonruger]

You did something wrong then and it’s also highly unlikely a bike with 90 hours was perfectly in spec. This seems more like a hater than an actual bike owner experience.

[@jkell411]

Yamaha is known for their durability. That is one of their strong points. There are outliers where ranom thiings fail, but there are also people that do something wrong (i.e. lack of maintenance or allowing dirt into the engine through the air filter, poor riding habits, etc.) It's funny that you can say you rode them your entire life with only one issue, and immediately say that Yamah is inferior. If you're trying to just blow Yamaha out, you'd do better by just lying and saying that all of your Yamahas blew up right away. If a brand sucks because one bike blows up, then that means there are no good brands out there.

[@thefridaynetwork]

Today would be a good day to get rid of A-Ray.

[@ropedb]

The only reason he chose KTM is because he would've been the low man on Star racing Yamaha. Deegan, Dax & kitchen are all a step above him.

[@jacobshred67]

you say that …. maybe dax is faster but he makes mistakes and crappy starts , juju beat him fare and square two rounds in a row .

[@gabrielgibson4355]

I’d argue juju is better than Dax. Even before Ktm he was a threat to Dax on lesser bike. Dax makes a lot of mistakes. This kid as of right now is consistent.

[@jacobshred67]

@@gabrielgibson4355 he’s 100 percent better than dax

[@chrisvillarreal2752]

Shiiii im 35 and getting better every year this guy!!!

[@zee.___moose941]

That's funny because my first race on a 50 i got lapped also and came off the track third and thought I got third place lol. I bet that's happened to a ton of people

[@mxracer158]

Rode a 23 yz 250 and damn it was loud. If I could put brembo brakes on it, I'd consider it. Running a 20 ktm 450 and have minimal interest on jap bikes

[@ClarkStar866]

you can