Sticking clutch... or something more sinister?

[Method]

My bike is becoming a bit of a problem to push backwards...

This happens when the engine is running and when its not, and also when im plodding along in traffic early in the morning... when the engine is still a bit cold... the bike will be realy kind of sticky if you know what i mean, and it will seem to drag a lot and slump to a almost stop very quickly. It will also sound like im riding with the rear brake on, with the bike sounding very throaty and the revs building without any speed gain...

Now i would say that the rear/front brakes are binding... but the problem when riding seems to go when i rev it up a lot and maybe free the clutch up a bit?

But then even with a warm engine, when i try and push it back, engine off or not, it still seems to be hard to push, if not impossible, in gear with the clutch in... and sometimes even in neutral?

Im realy confused as to what to check tomorow in the light..
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[mchaggis]

I had a problem just like that with a drum brake rear, after I forgot to adjust the brake when I moved the wheel back to get the chain tension correct. I suppose the rear disc could be siezed on?
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[R4nger]

Put the GS on the centre stand and try and push the rear and front tyres by hand. They should move freely. If not then it is probably something binding like the brakes.

If the wheel moves freely, try it in neutral and in gear etc. If it is in neutral then the clutch plates are not the reason since they will be dis-engaged from the gear box.

It's just of process of elimination.