Dropped the bike - clutch gets stuck going in to high gears

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I have such a bad habit of picking awkward places to park, it was a tight turn and I was at full lock ended up going over with the bike falling on the right side. Brake lever is bent going to buy a new one, however an issue occurred once I got on to the dual carriage way and I tried to get into 5th gear the clutch lever wouldn't go fully out it got stuck half way after I released it. I had to reduce speed, work down the gears and slowly work my way back up again. I can cycle through 1 - 4 fine, but if I try and get into higher gears at speed the clutch will become stuck, I have to go into the higher gears at slow speeds; example change into 5th from 35-40 mph. Before the drop I had ridden for over and hour and it was fine.

Why would the drop affect the clutch if it was the right side taking the fall, and if the cable did get caught why would it only affect higher gears? Does this issue sound familiar to anyone?

Bike: Honda CB 500X 2021
 
Thanks for the replies. The problem seems to have resolved itself after I left the bike alone for 2 days, I got back on and tried to replicate the issue before taking it into the garage and couldn't get the clutch stuck in 5th again it's been changing gears ok so far.
I took it to a mechanic today to get a 2nd pair of eyes on it and they said clutch free play is fine and at a glance the exterior looked fine. Maybe it was a one off or to do with the engine oil all rushing to one side of the bike or something I guess I will have to wait and see.
 
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