Good question. I just rebuilt my '96, and fired it for the first time tonight. 3 kicks, now I just need the weather to cooperate. I was going to fire it last night, but I noticed the same thing. I couldn't roll it last night with the clutch pulled while in gear either. I put off starting it untill I talked to a friend of mine at work today. He also rides a kdx. He said that with a cold bike this is normal, and to just make sure I had the clutch adjusted right. I adjusted per the manual and the nickel method. Once fired the clutch operated normal, so I assume he was correct.