Here is some tech info on the new Olins carbon fibre forks and the new carbon fibre brakes made by Brembo. The Brembo components are the calipers and rotors.  This tech will leak down to production bikes in the future

https://www.motorcyclenews.com/news/2026/april/ducati-brembo-carbon-brakes-explained/

Conversation in normal circumstances is no problem, just grey noise makes it impossible   The hearing aids also help a bit with the tinnitus.

Sorry to hear about the pup and her bad parenting.  All you can really do is give her the love she deserves.

Islas Canarias

Morning.   

Howie, if I'd known your hearing wasn't so great, I would've typed in all caps for you.
Glad to see that's been addressed.   

Pupdate for any interested: She has long-standing severe inflammation of bile duct, gall bladder and liver tissue; plus, for good measure copper-associated hepatitis.  "She has accumulated a toxic level of copper in her liver."  All of which is chronic. Anorexia is just one of many symptoms.   As the days tick off, she's refusing even some of the things she was barely agreeable to.  Oddly enough the current things I'm getting in her are blueberries and cucumbers.  Days are numbered after which I'm going out in the woods to channel the supernatural to put a life-long hex on her previous person/family who set her up with this.  Vets leaning on her having caught an infectious disease at one point in her short life and/or ingested frequently over time some type of toxin.  She's a sweet mess but warm and has all the soft blankets to burrow in she could want for the next week-ish.

More coffee please....

Good morning

I'm in.

 

Good morning