Hey Mr. Know It All I got a question for you that will probably stop you in your tracks. I bought a Honda CRF 250F 2009 model a few months ago.  The guy the guy I bought it from did a complete rebuild on it and showed me all the receipts, he said he forgot to put the right oil in and that's wh...(more)

  Dear Mister Know It All, I have never really cared for you as I disliked the way you treated people's questions as a way to make them a laughing stock. Now, at the risk of becoming one myself, I need your advice. I am 55 years old and I wanted to get back into riding dirt bikes after 25 years of...(more)

  Dear Mr. Know-It-All, Not to put any undue pressure on you, but there is a small wager riding on your answer. Question: In regards to the Yamaha 125 AT1 MX, what was the first year Yamaha produced this bike using  “AT1 MX” as a model number. We are pretty sure that the first AT1 MX was p...(more)

  Dear Mr. Know-it-All   I'm a fan of yours from way back in the day, back when Dirt Bike Magazine was a fun read and infomational,  not just ads and pictures.  That is to say I know enough to duck after I ask my question.  Anyway,  I've got an 82 IT 250 J that doesn't want to go into neut...(more)

LOOSE NUTS? Please be gentle.  I have a 71 400 Maico Square Barrel.  Overall the bike has been pretty reliable.  My main problem that keeps recurring is the cylinder studs keep coming loose.  As you know the cylinder studs run from the  cases through to the head.  The studs seem to be coming ...(more)

  I ran across this website and have a few comments.  1.       I was an avid Dirt Bike reader in elementary school and dreamed of owning the 1984 CR80s shown in your full page ads.  This, of course, made me a hated mini bike rider (although you’ll be glad to know I could only afford a J...(more)

I purchased a Garelli 150 Gladiator 150cc Scrambler from Dave Bickers for a very good price, and need to know of the parts availability for this fine machine. It runs, but the clutch slips quite badly, and it also makes some rather odd “ticking” noises from the cylinder head area. Is this bike ...(more)

Mr. Know It All,   I have a 1972 Girelli Gladiator Scrambler 150cc dual sport bike that I'm having problems finding parts for. What I need is the entire crankshaft assembly, along with various valve train bits and pcs. As you know, the Gladiator had a 4 quart wet sump motor, and used woodruf keys...(more)

  START SENDING ME QUESITONS! JEEZ......(more)

MR. KNOW-IT-ALL EXPOSE   JUST WHO IS THIS GUY?   BY RICK SIEMAN     The original Mr. Know-It-All was Vic Krause. There have been other Mr. Know-It-All column writers over the years, and, in fact, I wrote the column under the pen-name of Rondo Talbot for many years. Rondo was created to be...(more)