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While I am not Christian, the subject does interest me. I've read the entire Bible and no where in there is the need for a pope mentioned. There is no statement about him having a direct line with god, or anything of the sort. If the pope is the one human on earth that has a direct line to god, it seems like that would have been important enough to at least mention in the Bible, no? To me it seems like the church needs him as a leader, but the religion does not. Thoughts?

That's not true for many denominations of Christianity. Many churches are independent or loosely grouped with a few others without hierarchy. Imagine how cool it be to swim with the Pope?!?!

This is not meant as a religious debate...just informational. What does the pope actually do? I am trying to understand how he is vital to the Catholic church. I don't believe the Pope is ever mentioned anywhere in the Bible so I'm not sure how the role of Pope cam into existence. When I was young we went to a church that was a branch of protestant. There were no bishops, cardinals, or a pope and they seemed to operate OK. I've been to a Catholic church 2 or 3 times and much of it was foreign to me.

Thanks for the options and entertainment. I have a few good contacts. Weirdly the tank actually stopped leaking, which I'm sure is only temporary. But it gives me a few extra days to replace it. And yes, I do have an expansion tank. I may have 2 or 3 extras installed after this thread

Do you need a project manager to tell you the work is being completed too slowly?

You use your hands? Boring.

Umm...you can't turn off the key with your left hand?!?!! Not that it would matter which hand you use. I park my bike in neutral so it's ready to start.

If that is true then the MSF is quite confused

Isn't a kill switch just a leftover relic from the 70's when a throttle cable could get stuck open? Cars don't need a kill switch. Why do motorcycles? I see the point of a kill switch on a race bike, or a dirtbike/minibike that doesn't have a key.

I don't mind paying someone to do it right. The water connections aren't a concern. It's more the fitment of the gas line, vent, and water lines. The new heater won't have the gas connection in the exact same place, for example. Someone who does this often will likely do a cleaner looking install than a DIY'er.

My 2005 F4i was less comfortable than my 2010 600RR

Has it run normally since the stator rewind? Who did the stator/rotor work? Was the procedure followed to retorque the rotor? Getting the rotor torqued correctly is a PITA on the Helicon. Since the wheel won't move...I'm guessing you have a loose rotor that has become seized or your starter is stuck. Can you remove the starter and then see if the wheel will move?

French tires on an eye-tailian scoot?

Now it's looking like I might need to replace the water heater. The timing blows since I just paid the deposit on my new patio this morning.

I have a leaky hot water tank. Probably needs a pipe to be soldered. Need someone today or tomorrow.

FI, good for 2up, kinda cheap https://cleveland.craigslist.org/mcy/5234286967.html

It's the Indian not the arrow. Zing!

^^^ I recently rode with a couple guys on new BMW S1000XR's. That is a pretty impressive motorcycle for distance, corners, and some unpaved stuff, too.

The VFR12 is plenty comfy and quick through the corners. Not to mention gobs of motor.

I'm buying this

That could be my old Pacific Coast. I brought it on 1 CORE ride. It actually did pretty well.

I remember badly wanting a Hurricane back in the day.

Looks like a leaky head gasket.

Lots of riding skill in that photo.