backcountry Archives - Points Unknown

Multi-Day Motorcycle Adventure Packing List

September 7, 2020November 26, 2020 Austin 1 Comment adventure, backcountry, camping, motorcycle, touring

Sitting around camp one evening on a recent moto-camping trip,we took the opportunity to survey and inventory everything that we

Adventures

Ski Anthony Lakes: Eastern Oregon’s Best Kept Backcountry Skiing Secret

May 22, 2016January 16, 2021 Austin 1 Comment backcountry, downhill, oregon, skiing, winter

The skiing at Anthony Lakes is some of the best that you’ll find anywhere in the Pacific Northwest. Its fantastic terrain, cold dry snow, and down home feel make it a very special place to visit combined with solitude and nearly limitless backcountry options, it will keep you coming back year after year.

Lessons Learned: Rivnuts Vs. Plusnuts
I think plusnuts are a superior product and would highly recommend using these in critical situations (especially when pull out is a concern).
Suzuki V-Strom DL650 Oil Change Guide (2004 - 2011)
A brief guide with pictures and instructions on changing the oil for a 2004 - 2011 Suzuki V-Strom DL650.
Installing and Removing Plastic Fairing Clips (Pop Rivets, Push Pins, Plastic Pins, etc.)
How to install and remove small plastic rivets (or pins or clips) typically used on motorcycle fairings and other plastic parts around the...
2016 Suzuki V-Strom DL1000 - First Oil Change, Filter Replacement, and Maintenance Guide
Steps for changing the oil and filter on the 2014 V-Strom DL1000. All it takes is a 17mm socket wrench, an oil filter...
Sprinter Adventure Van Build - Moving the back seat
Highlights (TL:DR): get yourself a set of sockets and torx wrenches Measure 858 mm back from the original seat location
Changing the Oil and Oil Filter on a 2016 - 2019 Honda Africa Twin
This post provides just a few notes from my experience changing the oil on the 2017 Honda Africa Twin (CRF1000L), 2017 Kawasaki Versys...
Changing the Oil and Oil Filter on a 2017 - 2019 Kawasaki Versys X-300
This post provides just a few notes from my experience changing the oil on the 2017 Honda Africa Twin (CRF1000L), 2017 Kawasaki Versys...
Changing the oil on the 2001 BMW F650GS
After looking at what it costs to have any BMW mechanic change the oil on my F650 I knew that