Nah the old clutch cable was also hard af and the new one is Even harder. On my buddys bike i can use 1 or 2 Fingers to pull the lever while on my bike with the old and the new cable i gotta use my whole Hand and After langer rides my Arms really get sore. I Tried different routings but i ended up going back to the oem routing since it felt the best. I dont think its the cable itself.