Stilez Robertson
EXPOSURE
By Jason Todd
The Feed
EXPOSURE
By Jason Todd
Stilez ROBERTSON
DOB: March 4, 2002
Hometown: Bakersfield, CA
Bike: Kawasaki KX250
Classes: Schoolboy 2, 250B
Sponsors: Monster Energy Team Green Kawasaki, Alpinestars, Scott, Dunlop, Maxima, Pro Circuit, Renthal, Arc Levers, Hinson, Throttle Syndicate, Custom Upfits, Acerbis

Bakersfield, California’s Stilez Robertson is arguably one of the most popular and well-known young stars of amateur motocross. From his days of racing a Cobra 50, Robertson has been on the winning side of things, and he knows what’s expected of him. His last couple of years on minibikes didn’t go as planned, however, as the Monster Energy Kawasaki Team Green rider struggled to perform to his high standard at Loretta Lynn’s and then suffered a torn ACL and MCL early into his acclimation days on a bigger bike. Now healthy, hooked up with a new trainer—Ivan Tedesco—and on 250Fs full-time, Stilez is confident, eager to progress, and having fun.

Stilez Robertson in RacerX's Exposure
Stilez Robertson on the track

Racer X: Tell us about your transition to being a full-time 250F rider.
Stilez Robertson: Moving to the 250 has been a lot of fun. I really like the four-stroke, and I’m still constantly learning on it and getting better since I was hurt all last year.

The past couple of seasons you’ve had a few injuries and missed a lot of time on the bike. Talk about getting back to being 100 percent.
Being off the bike all last year with a torn ACL and MCL sucked. Ever since I’ve came back, all I want to do is ride and make progress.

You recently began training with Ivan Tedesco—how has that been? What’s an average day like?
I started training with Ivan in April, and it’s been awesome. Ivan’s a super nice dude and has so much knowledge and can still rip—it’s crazy. Normally we get to the track around 9:30 a.m., do our motos or whatever’s planned for riding that day, then either go road biking or work out.

How has 2019 gone for you so far? You won a couple of titles at Mammoth.
Two thousand nineteen has been okay. Supercross Futures went really well. Freestone and the California Classic had their moments. I got the Schoolboy 2 title at Freestone, then Mammoth went pretty good. I won five out of six motos and won the 250B and Schoolboy 2 titles up there.

Aside from training with Tedesco, you also live with Austin Forkner. How influential is he with your riding, as far as offering tips or suggestions?
Living with Austin has been pretty cool. It’s good to have someone I can talk to and get advice from that’s recently went through the amateur ranks. When I see him in the mornings, he just tells me to go fast [laughs].

Any funny stories from your time living there?
When he first had surgery and was stuck using a wheelchair, we took him to the skate park and rolled him around it!

When you’re not riding or training, where can people find you?
A day away from motocross, I normally either go to the lake and ride Jet Skis or just hang out at home.

Stilez Robertson in RacerX's Exposure

Racer X: Tell us about your transition to being a full-time 250F rider.
Stilez Robertson: Moving to the 250 has been a lot of fun. I really like the four-stroke, and I’m still constantly learning on it and getting better since I was hurt all last year.

The past couple of seasons you’ve had a few injuries and missed a lot of time on the bike. Talk about getting back to being 100 percent.
Being off the bike all last year with a torn ACL and MCL sucked. Ever since I’ve came back, all I want to do is ride and make progress.

You recently began training with Ivan Tedesco—how has that been? What’s an average day like?
I started training with Ivan in April, and it’s been awesome. Ivan’s a super nice dude and has so much knowledge and can still rip—it’s crazy. Normally we get to the track around 9:30 a.m., do our motos or whatever’s planned for riding that day, then either go road biking or work out.

Stilez Robertson on the track
How has 2019 gone for you so far? You won a couple of titles at Mammoth.
Two thousand nineteen has been okay. Supercross Futures went really well. Freestone and the California Classic had their moments. I got the Schoolboy 2 title at Freestone, then Mammoth went pretty good. I won five out of six motos and won the 250B and Schoolboy 2 titles up there.

Aside from training with Tedesco, you also live with Austin Forkner. How influential is he with your riding, as far as offering tips or suggestions?
Living with Austin has been pretty cool. It’s good to have someone I can talk to and get advice from that’s recently went through the amateur ranks. When I see him in the mornings, he just tells me to go fast [laughs].

Any funny stories from your time living there?
When he first had surgery and was stuck using a wheelchair, we took him to the skate park and rolled him around it!

When you’re not riding or training, where can people find you?
A day away from motocross, I normally either go to the lake and ride Jet Skis or just hang out at home.