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1. Check and adjust your valves.
2. Order and carry a spare clutch cable, shifter linkage center, and bulbs (H4 headlight, 1157 tail light and front blinkers, 1156 rear blinkers). Put the bubs in pill bottles and/or film canisters and tape the lids on.
3. Order and install a properly lubed clutch cable, and lube your throttle cable. Buy a disposable cake pan at the dollar store, buy a quart of synthetic 75W or 80W based gear oil, and soak the cables in the oil filled pan. Let them soak for a week to saturate the strands. The lube job will then last for a couple years, minimum.
4. Buy and carry a few tools. Something you can afford to replace, as they WILL get stolen. I like the cheap Stanley, or even cheaper blue kit, from "Satan Mart" (Walmart). Pull out the sizes you will most commonly need, put them in a toolroll, and keep them handy. Buy two sets, a travel set and an at home set. Carry 8, 10, 12, 14 mm wrenches and sockets, ratchet and extension (1/4 drive is sufficient). Buy and carry a 17mm-11/16 combination wrench (one end open, one end closed). Buy a pocket knife styled metric allen wrench set.
5. Carry your cell phone and debit/credit card.
6. Understand that you can only handle or expect so much with a bargain basement, used, throw away commuter bike. Ridden and maintained properly, Savages can be great little bikes, but, the average ones are not. They will break down, just like any other mechanical toy.
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