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Bob,
Had a similar experience recently. What I eventually found was the clutch cable had broken about half the strands inside the Bowden tube where you can't see it. Everything outside looked and acted perfect, except the cable seem suddenly about half an inch too long. I stupidly readjusted the cable and actually drove it a few miles until it broke entirely in half! Replacing the cable solved my problem. It may be worthwhile to pull the cable just to inspect. Lot's easier than dropping an engine when maybe you don't need to.
Lubricating cables can create it's own problem. The lubricant collects dirt and grit, which potentially can cause more wear than if the cable was never lubricated. I stopped lubricating cables on my motorcycles for that reason. M/C cables are now nylon/teflon lined but I still believe the lubricant in some locations collect too much grit
Eric I agree with you about the lube and dust and dirt. However it doesn't hurt to keep the clutch adjusting nut and its threads from rusting by putting some WD40, motor oil or whatever on the threads of the cable.

I've used that (I think it's synthetic whith graphite mixed in) real thin oil that you can get at bycycle or motorcycle shops, to lube my bike cables when they became hard to pull and started to creak. That cured the creak but as you said, it was a mess and it does attract dirt.

The point is... oiling the cables isn't really a maint. thing you do all the time. But it's nice to know it'll get things going again, if the cables do get dry or start to bind.

Greg B.
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