Neutral feels tight

[ryjb]

So today I was in the process of rolling my bike out of the garage and it was harder than normal to back out in neutral.  The only thing I have done to the bike is disconnected the speedo cable to check it out.  Any ideas why this could be happening? Thanks

[lragan]

Does it change when you disengage the clutch?  If so, it is in the transmission.

Did you check the air pressure in both tires?  If it has been sitting for a while with a slow leak, this could cause it to roll badly.

Is the chain well lubricated?  If you have a link or two binding, it can cause this.  Also if you have excess wear on one or both sprockets.

If you have a lift, even a "poor man's lift", try putting up the back wheel and see if it spins easily.

As a last resort, lift the front wheel and listen to the bearings as you rotate it in both directions.

[ryjb]

Thanks for the reply.  My PSI was down 10 lbs crazy how much of a difference that will make.  Glad I have new tires to be put on next week.

[Sledge Hammer]

Glad you didn't discover that on a ride. 

[Greg Cothern]

Tire pressure will obviously increase rolling resistence. 

Also if you let a bike sit for a while the clutch disc get saturated with oil since its a wet clutch, work the clutch several times and should help "wring-out" some of the oil helping also.  This statement is for when its in gear obviously.