+1 on what Embee says.
I've had some rides lately on my black SV that used far too much clutch work for my liking(as its higher geared) and the muscle on the top of my hand between my thumb and pointing finger
swelled up and went blue. I've never had a problem on that bike ever with lever position or clutch etc.....so me finks its time for a new clutch cable.
In comparison I've also done 200 miles(saturday) on the yellow SV on the same roads and having a new clutch cable and standard gearing for the road types, was much better, and my hand didn't feel pain once.