What damage have I done?

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Was pushing my bike down the yard last night, where I knocked the gear lever and knocked it out of neutral, I didn't have the clutch lever pulled in, before I could pull it, it kept moving for a bit then became harder to push and stopped until I pulled the clutch lever, as it should. Now there seems to be a repetative wooshing noise and a small thumping coming from the bike at low speed, I haven't noticed if this noise is there when it's just on tickover, will check later tonight, just wondering could this be gear damage or just the quicker and cheaper fix of clutch damage?

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I am a bit confused....
Whats the bike for one?

Pushing it along in gear should not damage anything, especially not the gearbox, clutch possibly because of the drag but not from just a few feet.

When was the bike last run and whats the oil level etc?
How slack is the chain?

Yamaha YZF-R125.

Oil level is correct, as I was pushing it in to do an oil change. I did tighten the chain as it was slightly slack, but I haven't overtightened it as there's still an acceptable amount of slack on it, will double check the chain tonight though, maybe back it off and take it for a ride.

Thanks.
 
Haven't had a chance to get on the bike, will try at 16:00 today, clutch lever felt normal when I was riding it the other day, acceleration wasn't any different either.
 
Seems to have been a tight spot on the chain, I take it I must have tightened it while it was at its slackest point, just with knocking it in to gear while pushing it along I thought it might have been related as it didnt sound or feel good lol. Are tight spots usually a bad sign and that maybe it's time to change chain and/or sprockets? I'll obviously take it off in the winter and check to see if its stretched and if the sprockets have worn.
 
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