To answer the questions:
It happens when I squeeze the clutch.
I will be taking a look at the throttle cables and giving them a lube for starters. Also, I had a rubber cap crack on one of the vacuum ports and the engine was not running well. To compensate I was turning up the idle so as to not stall at the lights. I think maybe I over did it. Vacuum caps have been replaced and everything is fine but having trouble getting idle to spec.