Hi Paul,
Sorry to hear you are not going ahead with your build. It looks like you've done some great work so far.
This is quite interesting to me, as what you've done so far would give me a massive head-start on a build. I believe my mx5 is around that value, so the cost should work well with my budget too, once I sell it. I have a couple of questions which I've not been able to work out from the build diary...
Was the ladder you chopped up a new one? Might sound like a silly question, but I'd be looking to make the kart road-legal, with a new number-plate, so I believe everything needs to be new.
Are those wheels the standard fun-bike wheels, or have you used uprated spokes?
Thanks,
Konrad