James Oxley

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Rider/ass-editor/presenter of motorcycles and winding roads. You can see what I do inside a copy of Adventure Bike Rider magazine.

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ABR Festival Map Revealed

2 weeks ago | adventurebikerider.com | James Oxley

The countdown to the ABR Festival 2025 is well and truly on, and we can’t wait to welcome you to the magnificent Ragley Hall Estate in a few weeks. Below is the official ABR Festival map to get you in the mood and help you plan your weekend.
[2503.20106] Unavoidable cycle-contraction minors of large $2$-connected graphs

Mar 25, 2025 | arxiv.org | James Oxley

arXiv:2503.20106 (math) View PDF HTML (experimental) Comments: Subjects: Combinatorics (math.CO) Cite as: arXiv:2503.20106 [math.CO] (or arXiv:2503.20106v1 [math.CO] for this version) https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2503.20106 Submission history From: Yiwei Ge [ view email] [v1] Tue, 25 Mar 2025 23:02:26 UTC (47 KB) Bibliographic Tools Bibliographic Explorer Toggle Bibliographic Explorer () Connected Papers Toggle Connected Papers (What is Connected Papers?) Litmaps Toggle Litmaps (What is...
Watch: BMW R 1300 GS Adventure, love or or leave it?

Mar 24, 2025 | adventurebikerider.com | James Oxley

The all-new BMW R 1300 GS Adventure is packed with enough features and technology to execute a moon landing but does it really need it all? And would it make a difference to the motorcycle’s performance if BMW dropped some of it, and shaved a few quid off the price of the bike in the process?
Everything you need to know before a motorcycle trip to France, Spain, or Portugal

Mar 21, 2025 | adventurebikerider.com | James Oxley |Billy Johnson

My life is basically divided into two parts: the time spent on a motorcycle trip, and the time spent planning the next adventure. While it’s a lot more fun actually being on a tour, I reckon that planning one can also be a lot of fun. Poring over maps, researching roads and destinations, and imagining the sights, sounds, tastes, and smells that await in exotic lands.
Take a 5 day motorcycle tour in France for £96

Mar 14, 2025 | adventurebikerider.com | James Oxley

How does a five-day motorcycle tour in France this summer for £96 return sound? Pretty darn good, right? Well, that’s what Brittany Ferries is offering bikers with a sense of wanderlust and a thirst for adventure.
Microencapsulation Industrial Convention

Jan 28, 2025 | swri.org | James Oxley

SwRI will be exhibiting at the 27th Microencapsulation Industrial Symposium. Microencapsulation is a common technology used to introduce controlled release properties into a variety of products, from pharmaceuticals to industrial applications. An overview of common processes will be presented as an introduction to the field of microencapsulation, along with the current gaps and challenges.
[2501.15606] Weak maps and the Tutte Polynomial

Jan 26, 2025 | arxiv.org | James Oxley

arXiv:2501.15606 (math) View PDF HTML (experimental) Subjects: Combinatorics (math.CO) Cite as: arXiv:2501.15606 [math.CO] (or arXiv:2501.15606v1 [math.CO] for this version) https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2501.15606 Submission history From: Christine Cho [ view email] [v1] Sun, 26 Jan 2025 17:14:10 UTC (8 KB) Bibliographic Tools Bibliographic Explorer Toggle Bibliographic Explorer () Connected Papers Toggle Connected Papers (What is Connected Papers?) Litmaps Toggle Litmaps (What is Litmaps?)...
4 things you need to know about the 2025 Honda NT1100

Jan 10, 2025 | adventurebikerider.com | James Oxley

The premise was tantalisingly simple: take the engine and frame from one of the world’s most exciting adventure bikes, the Africa Twin, and build a dedicated road touring motorcycle around them.
Watch now: Royal Enfield Bear 650 review

Jan 9, 2025 | adventurebikerider.com | James Oxley

The Royal Enfield Bear 650 oozes style and is priced to be easy on the wallet, but how good can a 650 scrambler costing less than £7,000 actually be? And more importantly, is it worth your hard-earned cash? To find out, be sure to watch my video review below from the bike’s international press launch in the USA where I put the Bear 650 through it’s paces in the Californian desert. It was the perfect location to test ride a bike that was inspired by the ’60s American desert racing scene.
Honda XL750 Transalp gets the Africa Twin look for 2025

Nov 5, 2024 | adventurebikerider.com | James Oxley

Honda’s mid-weight adventure bike, the XL750 Transalp, has been given a facelift for 2025, including a new headlight inspired by its big brother, the Africa Twin. That’s right, just two years after the Transalp was revived from Honda’s back catalogue, the manufacturer has decided to sharpen up its styling, and the bike looks all the better for it.