I'm having an issue with my clutch and I cannot seem to figure out the reason for it.  Recently my clutch cable broke and I changed it up with a new one.  My clutch feels very stiff now and requires a lot of effort to squeeze the lever.  I'm thinking that this must have been happening before i changed the cable which is the reason for the original cable breaking.   I have checked the cable without it attached to the clutch and seems to move pretty freely which eliminated my original thought of lubing the cable.   This however has heightened my fears that i have a problem with the actual clutch and will require a lot more work.   Any suggestions?

I tested the cable in position not attached to the clutch and it moved freely.  I also moved the cable around in multiple positions while squeezing the lever.   Still very stiff.

Be sure that both nuts on the clutch end of the cable are above the boss (hole in the upper case) that the cable runs through . the lower nut adjusts the cable length and the top nut just locks it in place . All the force is on the top of the boss when the clutch lever is squeezed . If both nut aren't on top it can snap the boss .

Seeing the cable snapped it may be possible that the clutch push rod has jumped to the area above the release cam and jammed between the case and top of the cam,  this would not allow you to move the outside clutch arm upward . the fix would be to push the rod back in the clutch center and replace the side cover , if the cam isn't damaged .( note: when replacing the cover the arm needs to be lifted and held level  so that the rod will seat in the divot on the lower face of the release cam)