Thanks to everyone fer yer kind werds. You will be pleased to know that I finally rode this 3east under it's own power yesterday. It's a real goer, only got up to the top of 1st gear, I have some issues with the nexus 3 speed far as getting it to um... shift. I wana guess that my over all top speed was round 10 to 15 mph, not bad fer 1st gear, and not laying into it all to much as I'm still only werken with a front break.