So I took the Monkey to bike night. I figured it could go one of two ways - a lot of scorn and indifference from the liter-bike squids, or some people thinking it was kind of neat. It went a third way - it was a total smash hit.
There were people aroung the bike more often than not, lots of pics taken, lots of questions asked. And 4 or 5 people asked if they could throw a leg over - a request that has never been made at this event for my bike.
And these were people coming off of a broad spectrum of bikes. My 6'1" riding buddy was amazed that he fit comfortably on the thing.
In other breaking Monkey news, I tried to figure out the top speed on this thing, and with the throttle pinned in 5th on a flat strecth of road, I saw.... wait for it... 94kph.
I'm a good deal heavier than my wife, so she will likely eek out a bit more. So long as she isn't going even slightly uphill.