Roxy: Clutch Drag?

Yesterday, I had planned on testing the new brakes and instead of rolling the bike in idle through the garage, I figured I'd ride it out and test the brakes one last time.  I was shocked when the bike stalled in first gear as I let the clutch lever out.  Thought it was just a cold-engine stall, but it happened again and again.

First I thought it was carb, but since I could roll the throttle all the way through the band with no problem, that didn't seem likely.

The clutch was making weird noises, though, and it felt different shifting.  So I tried unscrewing the cable adjuster a couple turns to take out all the slack.  Suddenly the problem was gone.  Rode around the block several times and it felt ok.

Searching online, this seemed like it had all the signs of clutch drag, where the plates get stuck together.  But I'd read that this usually happens if you don't ride for months.  But the crunchy first gear and immediate stall were classic symptoms.

And today, I let the bike warm up the way I usually do, and there was no sign of the issue.  I even dialed the clutch adjust back in to where it was before.

Strange...

On the bright side, the new EBC brakes were solid and felt fantastic.  An entirely different sensation to be able to stop the front with a half squeeze on the lever.