My Trip to Tortilla Flat - Honda Shadow Forums : Shadow Motorcycle Forum

rjdaines · 05-09-2012, 12:58 AM

Was a great weather day here in AZ, some clouds and cooler. I decided it was time for a bike ride, my first on winding mountain roads. From Apache Junction I took Apache Trail for the 10 mile twisting ride to Tortilla Flat. Great scenery along the way and pics can be found on my Google+ site.
I was no speedster on the corners but I learned a lot and will do the trip again. The road was free of rock debris from slides but there was gravel at intersections for some reason and there were these strange bumps that ran perpendicular and spanned the road making them impossible to avoid. Very unpleasant.
Total trip was 115 miles, fill up pegged the mpg at 58.

stitch · 05-09-2012, 01:03 AM

Nice, I am planning on heading up Mt. Lemmon sometime. Right now I mostly just commute to work everyday. Gotta love the weather out here.

rjdaines · 05-09-2012, 10:52 AM

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Originally Posted by stitch

Nice, I am planning on heading up Mt. Lemmon sometime. Right now I mostly just commute to work everyday. Gotta love the weather out here.

Heard about Mt. Lemmon, will have to try that some time.

gmck · 05-09-2012, 03:39 PM

first time I went to Tortilia Flatt I continued on to Roosevelt Lake. Beautiful ride through the canyon but you want to be familiar with gravel roads.

oblivion_twister · 05-09-2012, 05:13 PM

yeah, I did that run all the way to Roosevelt Lake about 5 years ago in a Camaro. That sucked with that car but was great scenery.

rjdaines · 05-09-2012, 07:41 PM

Yes, that road past TF is nasty, a local said that there is no money to fix it and it gets worse each year. It's 20 miles long and I'm not taking my bike on it. I can get to Roosevelt Lake via Globe.

tazman9 · 05-09-2012, 10:25 PM

Very nice ride, I rode there in March. Nice roads, I had my wife on the back, so gravel was pretty unappealing. I am flying back to AZ on Monday to ride my bike back to WA. Might go through Showlow & up to Mexican Hat UT or through Jerome & Oak Creek up to Page. Cool areas to ride.

oblivion_twister · 05-09-2012, 11:27 PM

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Originally Posted by rjdaines

Yes, that road past TF is nasty, a local said that there is no money to fix it and it gets worse each year. It's 20 miles long and I'm not taking my bike on it. I can get to Roosevelt Lake via Globe.

You in PHX or east?

rjdaines · 05-09-2012, 11:34 PM

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Originally Posted by oblivion_twister

You in PHX or east?

Florence

kokopellioh · 05-10-2012, 03:04 AM

I was up to Tortilla Flat just last Sunday. Rode up with some more experienced riders. Good sandwich at the restaurant tho. I may try it again, but have some other places I want to go first.

05-09-2012, 12:58 AM	#1 (permalink)
rjdaines Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: The hot part of Arizona Posts: 293	My Trip to Tortilla Flat Was a great weather day here in AZ, some clouds and cooler. I decided it was time for a bike ride, my first on winding mountain roads. From Apache Junction I took Apache Trail for the 10 mile twisting ride to Tortilla Flat. Great scenery along the way and pics can be found on my Google+ site. I was no speedster on the corners but I learned a lot and will do the trip again. The road was free of rock debris from slides but there was gravel at intersections for some reason and there were these strange bumps that ran perpendicular and spanned the road making them impossible to avoid. Very unpleasant. Total trip was 115 miles, fill up pegged the mpg at 58. __________________ Honda Shadow VT750 Aero (2012)

05-09-2012, 07:41 PM	#6 (permalink)
rjdaines Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: The hot part of Arizona Posts: 293	Yes, that road past TF is nasty, a local said that there is no money to fix it and it gets worse each year. It's 20 miles long and I'm not taking my bike on it. I can get to Roosevelt Lake via Globe. __________________ Honda Shadow VT750 Aero (2012)

05-10-2012, 03:04 AM	#10 (permalink)
kokopellioh Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 401	I was up to Tortilla Flat just last Sunday. Rode up with some more experienced riders. Good sandwich at the restaurant tho. I may try it again, but have some other places I want to go first. __________________ Kokopelli 2008 Roketa MC-74-150K (Sold 2012) 2007 Shadow Aero Kuryakyn ISO-Grips, Stiletto End Caps, Dually ISO-Pegs, Master Cylinder Cover Show Chrome Accessories Air Filter Cover Ride Bells thanks to my Better Half

05-09-2012, 03:39 PM	#4 (permalink)
gmck Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Phoenix Posts: 1,276	first time I went to Tortilia Flatt I continued on to Roosevelt Lake. Beautiful ride through the canyon but you want to be familiar with gravel roads.

05-09-2012, 05:13 PM	#5 (permalink)
oblivion_twister Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Rio Rancho NM Posts: 1,025	yeah, I did that run all the way to Roosevelt Lake about 5 years ago in a Camaro. That sucked with that car but was great scenery.

05-09-2012, 10:25 PM	#7 (permalink)
tazman9 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Arlington, WA Posts: 269	Very nice ride, I rode there in March. Nice roads, I had my wife on the back, so gravel was pretty unappealing. I am flying back to AZ on Monday to ride my bike back to WA. Might go through Showlow & up to Mexican Hat UT or through Jerome & Oak Creek up to Page. Cool areas to ride.

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