as it turns out the wing nut was corroded and frozen. Finally got it off and lubed the threaded end of the clutch cable and put on a new wing nut. Was able to tighten it to the achieve the proper clutch pedal travel of approx 1 inch. Worked the clutch a few times and the cable popped.
looked on line and there are many clutch cable lengths. Can anyone share the proper length for the JPS speedster?
Don't think there is a throw out bearing issue. I hope.
thanks,