Interesting. The form or bend of the clutch handle should not be an issue as the mount is fixed. You can straighten the handle cold, but again I don't think the bend of the handle matters.
Try this:
Screw in all of the adjustments
Loosen the slotted adjustment.
Re-adjust the slotted adjustment until you get resistance. Lock in.
At the cable adjustment at the side cover,
Screw out the adjustment until the cable slack is gone.
Adjust at the clutch handle.
Engine not running,
Pull in the clutch and dope into 1st gear. You should be able to move the bike without the engine turning over. If not, adjust at the handle until you can, if not, adjust at the side cover.
Otherwise I think you might have a stuck clutch plate, a streched cable, or bent clutch push rod.
OR Did'nt you say that you had the side cover off? If so..did you put the clutch push rod in backwards?
That's all the ideas I have.
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