Luckily the cable was long enough to tolerate some of the sheath being cut off. This was harder than it looked, since the outer casing is made of really hard spring steel. We broke a pair of dikes cutting it. I then took the extra-long exposed cable and lashed it to the handle. Vice grips were used to hold it in place, while a hose clamp was applied as extra protection. The travel was compromised so the clutch dragged a lot, but enabled me to catch it in gear and get going when stopped. It held the whole way home.
It was easy as long as I didn't have to stop. Traffic was a problem, but not insurmountable. Once I got the procedure down, I was able to push myself and catch it in first.
