Sounds like time for an oil change. Dirty, gritty oil is causing the clutch plates to grab. Change the oil filter along with the oil. Ride the bike fifty miles or so then change the oil again. No new filter this time. Doing this will flush out the dirty oil. The bike is 10 years old. It is probably time, (or past time), to replace the clutch cable if yours is not hydraulic. Most cables never seem to get lubricated. The oil and the cable are low cost items and you can't go wrong in doing the service.
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Sounds like time for an oil change. Dirty, gritty oil is causing the clutch plates to grab. Change the oil filter along with the oil. Ride the bike fifty miles or so then change the oil again. No new filter this time. Doing this will flush out the dirty oil.
The bike is 10 years old. It is probably time, (or past time), to replace the clutch cable if yours is not hydraulic. Most cables never seem to get lubricated. The oil and the cable are low cost items and you can't go wrong in doing the service.
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