In 2012, we had a Pre-National Rally Rally at Rocky Huber's house near Basalt, CO. I noticed on Saturday of that adventure that I had wires sticking through the sheath on my clutch cable. The ferrule (the metal piece at the end of the cable) was split. We had ridden to Marble, CO, for lunch and I was planning on going to Montrose to visit my son and his wife on Monday. I was able to get the Montrose Honda dealer on the phone and order clutch cables (the stock one and the one for a TransAlp which is a couple of inches longer. The stock one got to Montrose on Tuesday at about 11:00 AM and I was on my way home by 2:00 PM.
I rode Sunday and Monday and probably put another 300 miles on the bike between the time I noticed the frayed cable and the time I got to Montrose. I did all my shifting without using the clutch and only used the clutch for stopping and starting. I don't think it would have lasted much longer, but the replacement has been there for a long time now.