February 06, 2025

On the Road with the Motoring Historian: Iconic Gixxer, LA Fires

20 minutes

Jon Summers is the Motoring Historian. He was a company car thrashing technology sales rep that turned into a fairly inept sports bike rider. On his show he gets together with various co-hosts to talk about new and old cars, driving, motorbikes, motor racing, motoring travel.

Jon embarks on highway journey where he discusses his most recent experiences, including winning an auction for a Gixxer 1100 motorcycle in Santa Monica and navigating the aftermath of the 2025 LA fires. He includes his road trip details, the challenges of riding different models, and his visit to Iconic Motorsports, where he picks up his newly acquired Gixxer 1100. Jon provides vivid descriptions of his journey through Northern and Southern California, emphasizing the changes and impacts of the fires on familiar LA locations.

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Firehouse - All She Wrote

The Rock Store

A third Slingshot Gixxer 1100

Challenges of 30 year old sportsbikes

California Highway 25, 198 - highly recommended

Harley Softail and Interstate 5 in the winter

Reprising my stay in Grapevine, and the following awesome morning ride

Iconic Motorcycles

The Katana

Tundra doesn’t notice Gixxer is in the bed

Firehouse - Reach For The Sky

PCH closed, troops and hummers

Santa Monica business as usual

Sunset in Ojai; 101 home

Reflecting on declining classic bike prices

In Flames - Clayman

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