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After a few unsuccessful minutes of trying to start my Shadow (It's cool out, late October) the clutch seemed to stop working. It's now harder to squeeze than normal, and when pulled in, the bike won't roll like it should. I still can't get it started.

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The neutral switch will prevent starting if the bike isn't in neutral or in gear with the clutch disengaged. You should be able to get the bike in neutral without disengaging the clutch by rocking the bike back and forth while depressing and lifting the gearshift as needed. Once the bike is in neutral, it should start without using the clutch. If it starts, let it run until it's warmed up and check to see if that frees up your clutch. If still no start, you have a mechanical problem, either with the clutch cable, the clutch pack or the transmission. You can also try using a hair dryer or heat gun to warm the cable and clutch housing to melt any ice-up causing a bind.

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Check the charging rate of your bike, see if its system is charging, if it does charge thn theres somewhere the battery is getting drained out.
In order to see if tht is happenning, switch off everything and thn remove one battery wire on the battery, after doing so try to fix it back and notice if theres any sparks when it comes to the contact of the battery terminal , if so thn theres a drain somewhere in the electricals and wiring.

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It all seems to be leading to fuel starvation. Have you checked the tank breather is not blocked which can be a small hole in the petrol cap or a tube from under the tank. It could also be a blocked fuel filter. There should be two. One inside the fuel tank under the petcock, another before the fuel pump. Here is the workshop manual where you can find all info you will ever need for this bike.
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Sounds like low voltage. Ck charging system.

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Check fuel pump. You might have a bad diaphragm.

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