| Clutch on the way out?
I'm new to the world of dry clutches with my recently purchased 2002 900ss. Previously my 1999 750ss had a wet clutch.
I've been riding the bike to and from work over the last week. This involved a lot of stopping and starting in traffic. I have noticed that when moving away in 1st gear, from a complete standstill, just as I let the clutch out there is a low pitched "squeek" (that doesn't really describe it very well) and a feeling of something slipping. This doesn't seem to happen in any other gear when the bike is in motion.
I have however noticed that it also occurs to a small degree if I go down through the gears and use engine breaking heavily. Just as the gear engages there is a very brief "slip".
Now, my thoughts are that the clutch is buggered. But the bike has only done less than 5,000 miles. Surely a clutch is good for longer than this? I've done 15k on my 750ss with a wet clutch and never had any problems. Do dry clutches give out much sooner/easier?
Any other suggestions as to what might be causing this if it isn't the clutch?  | 
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