Cold oil?

[97tiger885]

There have been several days in the 20s here in PA.  I am happy to say that the 885 has been starting with no problem.  Full choke, hit the starter, bang.   But I have noticed one thing.   I can barely move the mc.  It does not want to roll at all.   Could someone tell me what is going on?  I assume it has something to do with the main sprocket connecting to something in the engine where there is oil.

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Jon

[Mustang]

cold thick oil in the gearbox = stiff to move ....also the clutch plates are probably grabbing with the thick ness of the cold oil .
If all is well after it warms up don't worry...... as the dealer would say " they all do that "

[MIMbox]

I suspect if you tried to flex the drive chain, you would find a fair amount of stiffness from there too, a warm chain is far more supple.