Definitely sounds possible that an overtight chain would create more resistance to the power flow, which could cause strain on the clutch.
Sounds like your clutch was on the way out anyway Jackrat. Tightening the chain too much seems to have alerted you to the problem before it was a real worry. Well spotted.
And I to my motorcycle parked like the soul of the junkyard. Restored, a bicycle fleshed with power, and tore off. Up Highway 106 continually drunk on the wind in my mouth. Wringing the handlebar for speed, wild to be wreckage forever.
- James Dickey, Cherrylog Road.
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