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Old 03-30-2006, 01:34 AM
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Default anyone know of any twistie roads near central fl??

Did a 300 mile roundtrip up 441 to 19 to ormond and back down....more turns on i4 then all the roads combines. Any ideas?
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Old 03-30-2006, 02:02 AM
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I wouldn't want to see an xB on its' side...
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youre pretty much out of luck in the search for the twisty roads around central florida. i live in Lakeland and there arent any around here, however one day on a ride to orlando we cut off of I4 onto i think it was Sand Lake road, (an exit near orlando) and after you get away from the interstate a few miles it got pretty twisty, it was fun for me anyway on the R6 and it was a fairly long road. some of the orlando locals probably know more about it.
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Old 03-30-2006, 02:17 AM
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Well it'll all be over w/ when I hit up deals gap in april hehhehehhehe

Went to ocala national forest expecting a few turns, 300miles wasted and not a single turn (other then those reallllly gradual ones)

Off 46 in sanford, then waverly, then turning toward apopka their is a .5 mile section but not worth it
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There are a few roads that please me...but I wouldn't want to disappoint you.
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Old 03-30-2006, 03:02 AM
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Anything but these bland straightaways would be quite the opposite of a dissapointment
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Old 03-30-2006, 12:17 PM
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Well, there pretty good lonely roads in Windermere by the Orange groves near the new 429 deep into Lafayette Rd Enjoy
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Apopka has alot of twisty back roads, but you might run over a drill press like bioharzardous custums did. Almost all major highways and road have the twisties removed for safety. You will need to travel the back roads to find some.
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Twisties are normally the result of topography, ie. mountains, etc. To get the real thing I guess you'd have to get north of Atlanta. Your best local source would be: https://www.fldotmpubs.com/pls/orbit...?version=FLDOT
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Old 03-30-2006, 12:58 PM
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561 near clermont amazing road!
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Old 03-30-2006, 05:39 PM
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just have to get off the regular roads and get lost again! i road in apopka 2-3 days ago and found one but it's not very long at all...maybe 1 mile or so UGHHHH
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Originally Posted by HAHAHA
561 near clermont amazing road!
455 & old 50 too, 19 isn't too bad either. Lake County Touge LOL
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Old 03-30-2006, 08:25 PM
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i rode 19 for a while yesterday and was rather bored with it...

old 50 is colonial???
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No, it's Lake County Road Old 50, (in Oakland) by the turnpike the first light closer to Clermont, turn right & then the first left, that is old 50.
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I had to drop a friend off at work at the Orlando Watersports Complex near the airport. It is right next to the UPS sort facility... The road I took to get there is pretty windy, but it's also a pothole hell...
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