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Old Mar 30, 2006 | 01:34 AM
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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?
Old Mar 30, 2006 | 02:02 AM
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I wouldn't want to see an xB on its' side...
Old Mar 30, 2006 | 02:06 AM
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Old Mar 30, 2006 | 02:13 AM
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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.
Old Mar 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
Old Mar 30, 2006 | 02:52 AM
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There are a few roads that please me...but I wouldn't want to disappoint you.
Old Mar 30, 2006 | 03:02 AM
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Anything but these bland straightaways would be quite the opposite of a dissapointment
Old Mar 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
Old Mar 30, 2006 | 12:43 PM
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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.
Old Mar 30, 2006 | 12:57 PM
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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
Old Mar 30, 2006 | 12:58 PM
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561 near clermont amazing road!
Old Mar 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
Old Mar 30, 2006 | 08:21 PM
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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
Old Mar 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???
Old Apr 3, 2006 | 11:47 AM
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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.
Old Apr 3, 2006 | 01:30 PM
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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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