Tortilla Flat

[schlizzag]

Tortilla Flat. Tortilla Flats. TTF. Excited yet? You should be. Whatever you call it, this route is full of great twisties and breathtaking scenery. Just be careful and try not to go it alone. One false move and you'll go over a big drop!

Near the end of the pavement, you can stop by the restaurant and grab a burger (http://www.tortillaflataz.com/index.html).

Just plan accordingly. There may be a lot of traffic for the lake, and getting stuck behind a truck with a boat might ruin the fun. If you can make it out on a weekday, that’s your best bet for a great ride.

Click here (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&saddr=&daddr=n.+idaho+rd.+and+n.+apache+trail,+apache+jun ction,+az&ie=UTF8&z=16&t=h&om=1) to get to the starting point.

Google Maps: click here (http://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=33.4192%2C-111.545854%20%28%22Apache%20Junction%22%29&daddr=Tortilla%20Flat%2C%20AZ%2085290&ie=utf-8&v=2.1&cv=4.0.2722&hl=en).

See attached for a jpeg image and Google Earth route.

[Jsquared]

one of the best rides I have been on here in AZ. Love it.

[Disdain]

prolly the most dangerous.. I know 3 riders who crashed out there and one who died... and I dont even know that many people.. so be careful.. its usually caused by an oversized boat/truck/trailer taking up 2 lanes around a bend.

[SAK]

i love this ride it is probably my favorite place to ride within 50 miles of my house. biggest things i could say is 1. weekends kinda blow. there is a ton of traffic. go during the week if possible. and 2. most important. dont go balls out your 1st time. lot of corners that look like they are goin left and go right at the last sec.

[Jimmy3]

Number 2 is good advice for any new road or route.

[SAK]

Number 2 is good advice for any new road or route.
good point

[salvador0516]

good to hear,

[AZIROC]

imo, not worth the hassel of the cops and other idiots on the road now adays

[KevinCBR1k]

^ +1 .

[M-Six Hundred]

My video of the Flats

MySpaceTV Videos: Tortilla Flats by It's Almost That Time Again!!!!

[Un1Cycl1st]

I call :bullshit: that's not you in the vid!!.......:D jk man, your standups look pretty good. How often u ride out to the flats? oh yea, South Mtn is pretty good too

[M-Six Hundred]

actually if you look my friend that's recording the video is on my ass. I'm sure there are quite a few guys that would smoke me through the flats. South mountain is fun but there always seems to me alot of sand on the roads. I don't get out to the flats much cause last october i got pulled over for standing on my seat and wheeling down University (not smart I know) I lost my license and the most ridding i get is when i go to the car wash on saturday's. That's why i push for getting race track for Track Day's.

[Varitec1]

Man, whats yer homey riding? When I rode that course I was tacked out over 11k the whole way. I dont think I ever brought it outta 2nd gear in the turns. :umm

[Paolo]

love ttf, last time i went ( with my car forum buddies ) guy infront of me went off a cliff because there was a big suv pulling a big fucking boat taking up 2 lanes, he was okay though. car was badly damaged

[M-Six Hundred]

Man, whats yer homey riding? When I rode that course I was tacked out over 11k the whole way. I dont think I ever brought it outta 2nd gear in the turns. :umm

Honda 929.

[jcain]

not a fan of this place at all, taken it twice now and both times almost lost it around a hard left hander, it sand bad on the road. i cant stand all the trucks with boats that run off the road on some of the turns and get junk all over the road

[raven05r6pinoy]

I seriously think that fucking cager's put sand out there on the fucking road for us.

[jcain]

i dont doubt it man, i hear about so many people going down out there when they ride cuz of shit on the road

[Nates505n]

I rode TTF last night and there was a ton of sand but better than last time when there was fallen rocks and trash everywhere

[raven05r6pinoy]

Maybe we should put some money together and hire a big group of "you know who" off of mesa dr and broadway and take them to TTF to go sweep off the bitch for us. HAHA

[Cleopatra]

I'm not a huge fan of TTF. I know I only did it once but the decreasing radius turns along with the sand and other crap and being right there on the edge of the cliff all the time.... It scared the crap out of me!

I think I gotta get into track. These twisties like TTF and Yarnell are scary places to die. As you can tell, I have a huge fear of dying.

[theinspector]

i think apache trail is better, but ttf is fun

[mcdwf398]

you picked the wrong hobby for being afraid of death....personally i don't care. I'll be dead...should be quite the adventure...

A far bigger thing to fear is not having lived. (who said that shit?)

[Travis]

you picked the wrong hobby for being afraid of death....personally i don't care. I'll be dead...should be quite the adventure...

A far bigger thing to fear is not having lived. (who said that shit?)


AMEN, brotha. If it's my time, it's my time, and it'll happen whether I wipe out on Yarnell or I get shot and carjacked downtown.

[phanatic]

Just got back from riding TTF for the first time and it was very nice! Almost exactly 100 mi roundtrip from my doorstep until the paved road runs out and back. Much less gravel/sand than South Mountain (which is what I've been sticking to laterly purely out of convenience) and I like the higher speed corners. I'll be going back next weekend for sure...

Only bad part was the number of cagers on the road - I should really try and get off work early one day in the middle of the week. The ride up was great, every car I got stuck behind would let me pass at the nearest pull-off which is so rare. Unfortunately, I got stuck behind a line of about 11 SUV's on the way back. Fuckin miserable!

[phanatic]

Oh, and to top it off, I filled up before and after and calc'd my gas mileage @ 51.9 mpg. I love my friggin SV!

[357Magnum]

Just got back from riding TTF for the first time and it was very nice! Almost exactly 100 mi roundtrip from my doorstep until the paved road runs out and back. Much less gravel/sand than South Mountain (which is what I've been sticking to laterly purely out of convenience) and I like the higher speed corners. I'll be going back next weekend for sure...

Only bad part was the number of cagers on the road - I should really try and get off work early one day in the middle of the week. The ride up was great, every car I got stuck behind would let me pass at the nearest pull-off which is so rare. Unfortunately, I got stuck behind a line of about 11 SUV's on the way back. Fuckin miserable!

yeah TTF usually gets pretty congested on weekends. try going up on a weekday if possible and it's a lot better

[Pizza]

yeah TTF usually gets pretty congested on weekends. try going up on a weekday if possible and it's a lot better

uh no, thats when all the old fuckers and COPS go

[Birdman]

yeah TTF usually gets pretty congested on weekends. try going up on a weekday if possible and it's a lot better

Starting now until a few weeks after Easter the weekdays are PACKED with Snowbirds headed to TTF.

If you go early you will be OK, but anytime after the restaurant opens you will run into a lot of slow traffic.

[Birdman]

i think apache trail is better, but ttf is fun

??

Apache Trail is the road to TTF....

[357Magnum]

Starting now until a few weeks after Easter the weekdays are PACKED with Snowbirds headed to TTF.

If you go early you will be OK, but anytime after the restaurant opens you will run into a lot of slow traffic.

is that because they are trying to get to the canyon lake?? canyon lake is closed right now for dam repairs...will that help maybE?

[Birdman]

is that because they are trying to get to the canyon lake?? canyon lake is closed right now for dam repairs...will that help maybE?


It actually has nothing to do with the lake. It has to do with that little town of Tortilla Flat as a tourist (trap) stop.

Kinda odd, I know but I was there on Monday of last week and it was normal and the very next day it started (snowbirds.)

The staff there knows me pretty well, and they were all joking..."There Back!!"

I tell folks this every year and it never fails that some do not believe me...they ride down and the next post is...."Something must have been going on today, you would never believe how many people were at TTF."

BTW, these were Tuesday at 11am.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2236/1734321344_49ec904fbf_m.jpg http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2381/1734316762_f6c0507c30_m.jpg http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2074/1733458817_eb9ddccd1a_m.jpg

Now, there are little to no boats on the road, which means that you has less issue of getting around them or having them come at you. BUT, beware that those vehicle brush a lot of the sand and larger rocks off of the road.

Those are starting to show up a little more in areas that usually don't have as much, so caution should still be observed.

If you have not been down to the lake lately you should go. It is down about 250 to 300 feet now.

[SAK]

damn imma try to go

[Aaron3XH]

I went for first time Sat. morn. around 8-9, not too many people in the restaurant didn't look like pic ^

The food sucked! Big time! IMO! Good ride, very technical!

[SAK]

ive been many times. its just been a while

[Paolo]

lets go isaac!!! ive been tryn to get you to go

[SAK]

when you wanna go

[RICH22]

right now!

[SAK]

work. i do have a half day one day this week

[Libretto]

let me know when you go i want to get out there again

[SAK]

let me know when you go i want to get out there again



we still need to hit up yarnell

[Libretto]

yea I know but thats a 5 hour ride and ttf is much easier to plan its closer and faster.

And we should do yarnell soon before it gets way too cold

[Aaron3XH]

yea I know but thats a 5 hour ride and ttf is much easier to plan its closer and faster.

And we should do yarnell soon before it gets way too cold

Let me know when you all do Yarnell, I'm down to go!

[DruDown3XH]

i am down for yarnell, but 5 hour ride? damn, who got a trailer?

[Aaron3XH]

i am down for yarnell, but 5 hour ride? damn, who got a trailer?

5 hours roundtrip yo! Stop being a poopy and come take the ride, you guys can all crash at my pad in Buckeye if ya want then we can get up bright and early! No Wii but I got a 360! Get on some Halo3! yadadaimean! Yee Yee!

[DruDown3XH]

thats what i'm talkin about, who is down to do it the weekend of the 10th?

[Aaron3XH]

10th it is fellas and any ladies that wish to join! You guys can come crash Friday night we'll leave around 6/7 in the morning on the 10th. Go have some grub at the whole in the wall up in Yarnell and maybe hit the Bagdad route too, if you all are down! Its kinda like TTF but not quite as technical, very fun!

[SAK]

i am down for yarnell, but 5 hour ride? damn, who got a trailer?


ill try to go if i got off work. start up a thread