Maxim X being kinda goofy

So I let my brother borrow the Maxim X for about a month. The plan was for him to buy it but work slowed down... You know the drill. So I went and picked her up yesterday. Question I have is she has been stored under covered parking but was a little harder to start and took a long time to warm up. I'm assuming it was just from him not really riding it all that much and the weather getting into the 20's at night?


My real concerns....

My brakes squeak (annoying as can be).

Also my brake lever is hard. I mean like rock firm. It brakes but I have to pull pretty hard. Maybe a few centimeters before it is hard but not much play at all. Rebuild mc, calipers, and ss lines. Is this how it's supposed to be?

My clutch also feels a little hard to pull in. Maybe its just because the vmax clutch spoiled me? (hydraulic)

I also haven't rode the bike in over a 2 months so maybe just quirks I had forgotten.

 

I'd be suspect of the fuel getting old / fussy. A bit of seafoam or drygas should clear up the hard start / warmup issue.

And / or, the battery may be a bit down, if it hasn't been run much.

Not sure on the other stuff, just wanted to poke my nose in on an un-touched post.

 

I appteciate it. Ive never tried it but its worth a shot.

 

dry gas is basically ethanol, you got enough of that.
probably the two months you were away from it

 

He rode it just not much. Not like i do anyway lol.


Brake lever being really hard? Air in the lines?

 

air isn't going to make the lever hard to pull. i'am thinking with the squeak and hard lever maybe the caliper is sticking in the carrier and the piston is doing all the work so that pad got glazed.
and a hydraulic clutch will spoil you real quick

 

I personally LIKE a front brake that's like grabbing a rock. All of mine are, including the Norton (which has a Lockheed brake.)

With the rebuilt and upgraded Yamaha brakes I had to add some free play to the front brake lever via the adjusting screw just to make it more comfortable to grab. Once the pads have a chance to bed in, it won't take as much effort but should still be as hard as a rock if you grab a handful. That's the beauty of stainless lines.