04 700 Twin Choke cable

Hi guys. Any of ya’ll have a problem with the choke cable being hard to pull out? Mine has always been a little tough but now its getting harder to work. I checked the forum (both this one & the maintenance and repairs) for any possible help, but cant seem to find any thing that has to do with the cable issues. I might try to work some graphite or oil down it. Just wondering if it was routed wrong when it came from the factory.

Thanks,
Hump