just posted this in the softail section..... A few months back i scraped my primary cover over a tree root and punctured it. I noticed within 10 feet that it happened and pulled over and got the bike towed home. had my mechanic replace the cover and do a service on the bike. since then i've ridden the bike maybe 3 times, the last one being the trip to my parents house to store it for the winter. Well it's been nice out so I decided to ride it once more. I got maybe a mile up the street before i noticed some clutch noise. I was stopped at a light in neutral and noticed when I engaged the clutch (pulled the lever in) I heard a noise like a scraping or grinding almost. when I disengaged the clutch the noise would stop. needless to say I brought the bike straight home. does anyone know what could be causing this? is it possible the clown that gave me a new primary cover forgot to put oil in there and i only now noticed it after 3 rides? I didn't have any tools with me so I havent taken the derby cover off yet to look around. the bike is an '08 and has about 25,000 miles on it. any help would be greatly appreciated!

 

Fluid would be a good idea, might be a clutch hub bearing too or throwout bearing for that matter.