A still smoking gelding market full of real ranch horses and good geldings sitting on go highlighted Billings Livestock Commission Company’s annual "Cow Country Classic" Catalog Sale and regular monthly horse sale on May 25 - 26.
Complimented by the "Best of the Remuda" Ranch horse competition, the using geldings came to town to show their stuff in a judged competition - and - geldings claimed 14 out of the top 20 selling positions.
The geldings with the gas were the kind made in the west everyday - true using horses - finished, working, and coming complete with their lessons learned.
With 673 head of horses offered during the two-day sale event, horses found new homes in 19 states and Canada.
A proven barrel horse that had pocketed his share of earnings - from WPRA to regional jackpots - Hip 138 "Sir Doctor Tari" a 91 AQHA bay - was competed on right up through sale day.
He was bred to cow on the topside and bred to run on the bottom and the big-time barrel horse set a new gelding record at Billings Livestock bringing a final bid of $14,000.
Sired by Sr Doctor Tari x Doc Tari and out of a daughter of Top Fugitive by Top Deck, the the rodeo-ready barrel horse was offered by Rod and Phyllis Brosz, Shepherd, MT and sold to Broken Bones Cattle Co., Lander, WY.
At the top of the pack was a tip-top mare - Hip 91 "Santana Pep" - a 97 AQHA Sorrel Mare by one of the hottest stars in the business - Bar H’s big-time sire Dual Pep - and out of a daughter of Dry Doc.
The finished cutting mare - only five years old - had a stud colt by her side by "Playboy Seventy" - a Strait Rail Ranch Sire.
Consigned by Strait Rail Ranch, Nevis, MN, the pretty, powerfully pedigreed mare sold to Rimrock Livestock, John and Diane Spizziri, Shawmut, MT for $17,000.
Ranch ridden, exposed to the elements, and packing a work ethic - geldings had the goods - with the top 20 geldings alone averaging $4645.
A sale highlight included the 2-4-6 Ranch Reduction Sale, Harold and Deb Adema, Sundance, WY, including top producing mares, geldings, and sires.
Rope horses and cutting horses previewed on cattle both days, allowing the consumer a birds-eye view of the consignments.
Gentle, finished geldings met with very strong demand, while the younger, less experienced geldings saw considerably less interest and were again a value to the buyer.
Loose horses ran rampant at Billings Livstock for the sixth consecutive month - maintaining BLS’s status as the top loose horse market in the United States - with the top selling horse on the loose demanding $1,450, the top five at $1,320, the top ten averaging $1,197, while the top 50 loose horses on the loose averaged $827.
Entire sale averages include the top five at $9,800; top ten at $7,460; top 20 brought $5,737; Top 50 came in at $4,179; while the top 100 head of horses sold averaged $3,264.
Billings Livstock’s next sale event is set for June 22 and will feature "Team Penning" horses. All classes and types of horses will sell, from prospects, mares, stallions, and finished horses.
An open, draw-pot team penning is set for Friday, June 21 at 3 p.m. with one horse in each team being a sale horse.
Cattle will be available to show the cutting horses and rope horses beginning at 10 a.m. on Saturday morning. Ride horse preview will follow.
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My problem at the moment surrounds fuelling for both of them. The DB8 runs too rich and the DB9 too lean.
The Db8 had when I purchased int had its catalytic converter removed and a Super Mugello link pipe installed.
The bike now runs very rich and I would like to have it dynoed. I need the software and a cable. I contacted Armin having reviewed previous post but he seems unable to help me.
The DB9 sounds a little more complicated by the sounds the Athena type ecus are a little underdeveloped I have contact the factory so hopefully they can help me out. Any one with advice on that would be appreciated too.
Hi Mick,don't really know where you can buy the software and cable from,I imagine it would not be a cheap thing to purchase,but you could try D-Moto they are at Clyde in Sydney.The last time i walked in there they had 2 DB8's in there so i am assuming they have the software.They also have a dyno in there as well.I have not had work done by them but i have only heard good things from there work.Both Shaun and George that run it have been around for years working with race teams including Ducati race team
DB8...presumably the 1198 motor...and presumably a Walbro ECU under the right side fairing below the tank on the side....There are 2 types of Walbro unit...but only one for the DB7/DB8...the other type serves the DB5, DB6 and Tesi 2 valve single cam motors....I have the software for both types of ECU...and a handy "make your own" cable guide...that really just needs a few parts from Tandy/RadioShack...and a Ducati Fuel sender connecter block that plugs into the ECU connector which has a blanking cap on it...again near the ECU.
Fueling....with without cat...with open or closed bikes...the DB7's and DB8's were notoriously badly set up for fueling straight from the factory...either set for Rimini weather or just badly set from new....There is a connecter inbetween the bank of 2 cylinders that allows the fueling to be played with...by a Ducati technician...which is unconnected to the ECU in that way...My DB7 had similar issues....one cylinder injection was lean...and one was over rich...meaning it wouldn't pass the MSVA test we have here for fuel emissions.....an hours tweaking by Technicians sorted it to help it pass...evidently an emission probe needed to be put into the end can to check levels...not sure which system you have on the bike...2 into one or straight 2 into 2 independent
Are your bikes both reading in Miles or Kilometer? or what you use down there under? That's an easy sort.....The koso clocks on both bikes also pop up a mechanics "red spanner" at around 1,000 miles or 1500kms meaning first oil change is due...that can be easily reset when you need to know...and it kicks in at regular servicing also....Both bikes need belts changing every 2 years..often a myth for Duc engines....and can be many years...15 even I've heard of ...and..Hmmm...experienced...BUT...not on these motors...they eat belts every 2 years and munch the motor totally if you don't change.....The early series of 1098 and 1198 motors had warranty recalls for "bad starter" motors....Ducatis fix was ...replace it....any issues in starting? Optimum battery charge a must....Do your headlights kick up the right way? They used old school headlight units that kick up right or left...and not a flat Euro beam...again an easy fix if needed....Stripping the fairing and putting back can be tiresome.....sorting the suspension also...but theres plenty on here that can help.
The ECU and programme can be sent on a CD-rom....too large and intricate to email....folder after sub-folder after sub-folder...Armin usually charges 70-100 Euros for this...and the cables he has ran out of.
Factory help?? By all meand try...we all try....and don't let me put you off...but in 7 years of Multi-bimota ownership...they've never once replied to my messages...be it in English, Italian or Swaheli.....
The ECU has no connection with the clocks....the clocks service intervals are on pure mileage...interrogation of the ECU has limited use...but does give you the Run time of the motor...and error codes can be cancelled out...Hope this all makes sense and helps......
The Super Mugello de cat is a two pipe all the way to the pipe. Any help you can give me. Any help you could give me with software and making a lead and guidance would be really appreciated.
I have a DB7 with a de-cat twin pipe set up. Yes it run's on the rich side but nothing that bad, does not effect performance in any way.
My DB5R on the other hand ran so week when I got it , it struggled to hold a constant cruising speed. After some basic carb balance , throttle linkage tweaking , it runs much better.
Most Bimota's are either not used much or if new have been sat in a create for a few years, a good service/check over never hurts .
If all else fails you can ring Emma at Tuneboy, I know Wayne can get into the Ducati 1198 ecu, he does all our race bikes but I'm not sure about a DB8.
Get in touch with FX Powersports (Bimota Australia) . The guys tuned mine with full Arrow 2 into1 and yielded 183 rwhp. Also set up reduced engine breaking.
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