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Author: Sarah Thornton

Sarah Thornton is a motorcycle journalist and mechanical engineering graduate who has been riding for over a decade. She covers everything from sportbikes and cruisers to the latest electric two-wheelers, combining technical expertise with real-world riding experience. A regular at track days and motorcycle rallies, Sarah brings firsthand knowledge and an authentic rider's perspective to every article she writes.
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Classic Swedish Motorcycles: The Marques Worth Knowing

Sweden isn’t the first country anyone names when you say “vintage motorcycle.” No Brough Superior, no Vincent, no Ducati. Yet a Swedish…

Sarah Thornton·7 MIN READ
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1959 Harley-Davidson Models: Every Bike in the Lineup

Harley-Davidson’s 1959 catalog fits into four families: the FL and FLH Duo-Glide big twins, the XL and XLCH Sportsters, the small two-stroke…

Sarah Thornton·8 MIN READ
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2016 Harley-Davidson Models: Complete Used-Buyer Guide

Harley-Davidson’s 2016 lineup covered roughly 35 models across six families: Sportster, Dyna, Softail, Touring, Street, and CVO. Most coverage from that year…

Sarah Thornton·7 MIN READ
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Best Motorcycles of the 2010s: 15 Bikes That Changed Riding

The best motorcycles of the 2010s weren’t just the fastest ones. They were the bikes that changed what a normal rider could…

Sarah Thornton·12 MIN READ
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1950s Kawasaki Motorcycles: The Meihatsu Years

TLDR Yes, Kawasaki made motorcycles in the 1950s, but not under its own name for most of the decade. Kawasaki Aircraft started…

Sarah Thornton·6 MIN READ
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“1986 Motorcycle Models: The Bikes That Defined the Year”

1986 was the year the sport bike stopped being a single-cylinder-count argument and became a full arms race. Liquid cooling was spreading,…

Sarah Thornton·9 MIN READ
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1965 Motorcycle Models: The Year Everything Shifted

Search “1965 motorcycle models” and you get one of two things: a spec database with 180 entries and no context, or a…

Sarah Thornton·9 MIN READ
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1950s BMW Motorcycles: A Model-by-Model History

Table of Contents Wikipedia’s list of 1950s BMW models gives you sixteen names and not much else. Bikez.com gives you spec sheets.…

Sarah Thornton·9 MIN READ
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“2010s Indian Motorcycles: A Year-by-Year History”

Every “history of Indian Motorcycle” piece treats the 2010s as a paragraph — a quick nod to the Polaris buyout before jumping…

Sarah Thornton·8 MIN READ
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13 Best 1981 Motorcycle Models You Should Know

Type “1981 motorcycle models” into a search bar and you get a wall of spec tables. Bikez and Total Motorcycle will happily…

Sarah Thornton·8 MIN READ
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2013 Honda Motorcycle Models: What They’re Worth Now

Table of Contents The Quick Take Every “2013 Honda motorcycle models” article still online is a repackaged press release from the year…

Sarah Thornton·11 MIN READ