i have a 2011 sportsman 550 touring (two seater) it has about 2000 miles on it, easy ones actually. it had that problem where i would put it into just about any gear and when i gave it throttle, it would really go to high in the rpm range before it would engage the clutch, so it would really jerk and take off. this was common with a couple years. so, i found a fix on here someone posted, i ordered some lighter primary weights, 48-52 lbs i believe, and i ordered a different spring. while i was at it, i replaced the drive belt with a gates. (my old belt looks pristine)

so my problem is it works great now! but since i did it, it is really hard to go into reverse, or low or high, or neutral. i mean really hard. it was defintelky not this hard before.

any thoughts on what is causing this? should i put the old belt back on? could there be a small difference in length causing this?

any advice appreciated. thanks