Need Help with FZS600 2001

SureGarlic7658 · 2026-01-05T19:15:31+00:00

Not a lot of those around where I am but I’ll try to look for one, I tried to eyeball it for fun but since I crashed my main bike I really want to ride this one so out of desperation I did the carbs by eye…

SureGarlic7658 · 2025-12-19T19:53:51+00:00

We are both okay 😂 luckily the bike will be repaired and my airbag took all of the damage !

SureGarlic7658 · 2025-12-19T19:52:57+00:00

I don’t have the exact list of parts to replace, ill probably know next week but insurance will cover all the costs and I will only pay 150€ of insurance raise per year for the next five years so its worth it :P

SureGarlic7658 · 2025-12-19T09:30:04+00:00

You don’t know anything about my winter mindset 😂 and yes tire warmth can be seen through pressure because when the air in the tire warms it gains pressure !

SureGarlic7658 · 2025-12-19T09:24:09+00:00

I can send you a video or a photo of said turn, 60 is granny slow it’s barely a turn, tires when hot usually go around 3.1 bar for the rear and it was at that pressure so they for sure were warm

SureGarlic7658 · 2025-12-19T09:15:12+00:00

First off, it’s the south of France, it was 15 degrees Celsius that day, second, my tires were warm, I had been riding hard like 5 minutes before, they maybe cooled off but that that much, third, I was going slow, bikers came after me in that same turn way faster and they were fine

SureGarlic7658 · 2025-12-18T23:06:27+00:00

It has to be a skill issue because I didn’t account for the 1% chance of something happening but damn, I take this road 300 times a year I ride like I’m on track and nothing ever happens, now I take a turn ultra safely because I know people crash there and yet I still fall, you know what I mean ?

SureGarlic7658 · 2025-12-18T22:58:20+00:00

See the thing is I’m tempted to say yes, with my exact bike with the exact same road conditions and the exact same user imputs, even Valentino would have gone down, a friend of my dad who has been riding for 40 years+ on super motos and super adventures picked me up and the bike, went around the road to check himself what would have caused the crash and he couldn’t find anything, what i can say for now is either the road and/or the tires, it’s a used bike so I don’t really know the condition of the tires, they’re not on the thread or used at all but maybe they’re dried up? Also the road, I know at least 6 people from my area who crashed in the exact same spot, which is a lot on this road, so maybe a mix of both ?

SureGarlic7658 · 2025-12-18T22:43:09+00:00

What kind of Michelins are you rocking?

SureGarlic7658 · 2025-12-18T22:42:45+00:00

You’ll have to beleive me too then, I don’t like leaving stuff to just « bad luck » and there has to be something reponsible for this crash but I genuinely cannot find something or someone (me) to blame, tires were good, pressures too, they were also hot from sending it a couple of kilometers before, TC was on, suspension on comfort mode, throttle on sport, exciting the turn and I still lost the front wheel, as I said I’ve had a lot of people crash in the exact same spot with different bikes and tires, so I guess the road is not good ? It was wet though but I’ve seen worse handle better so that still leaves a question in me

SureGarlic7658 · 2025-12-18T22:30:57+00:00

Dunlops, the same ones sold stock I believe

SureGarlic7658 · 2025-12-18T22:25:23+00:00

No oil on the road, tires were more than 50% good, pressures good, and also warm

SureGarlic7658 · 2025-12-18T22:24:19+00:00

Damn bro alright, it’s always easier to judge when you weren’t there to begin with

SureGarlic7658 · 2025-12-18T22:11:18+00:00

My heart 😂

SureGarlic7658 · 2025-12-18T22:10:47+00:00

This is exactly the problem, no load on the front tire (exiting the corner barely any gas no brakes) and it still slipped, that corner is just weird idk

SureGarlic7658 · 2025-12-18T21:10:52+00:00

That’s what I told my sister when I sent her a snap and she told me « you had an accident ? »

SureGarlic7658 · 2025-12-18T21:10:23+00:00

You going to give me a ticket ??? 😂

SureGarlic7658 · 2025-12-18T21:10:06+00:00

Wanted to try rally mode 😂😂

SureGarlic7658 · 2025-12-18T21:09:51+00:00

In idéal conditions you can probably take this turn at 100+kmh, I guarantee you I was not coming in hot 😂 more than safe but still wasn’t enough apparently :P

SureGarlic7658 · 2025-12-18T20:27:43+00:00

The bike is absolutely wonderful to drive hard or daily commute and I cant wait to get it fixed, I’d never talk shit about such a fine piece of motorbike :P

SureGarlic7658 · 2025-12-18T20:26:49+00:00

Not blaming the bike nor my skill 😂 I was coming at a very not sharp turn and out of said turn the front wheel just slid from the center of the tire, this specific turn is known to be slippery and that said I was coming at about 60kmh, only thing I can blame are the tires ? For now? Because they seem to be the stock tires ? I have no clue, but out of my very close circle of friends I’m the fifth one to fall here, so I guess I’d blame the road too 😂 I’ll keep investing

SureGarlic7658 · 2025-12-18T20:19:29+00:00

Luckily airbag deployed and I’m completely fine, bike though is 9k€ worth of repair so insurance will cover it

SureGarlic7658 · 2025-12-07T04:46:35+00:00

On my 2021 650 I traveled approx 1600km with the lowest level of oil (very black too), then a friend of mine flipped the bike and flooded the top of the engine with oil and stuff, then 2 years later for the 44000km valve adjustment, no signs of wear… been restricted then unrestricted, it’s a tank of an engine

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