A monkey on a metal chain is forced to ride a miniature motorbike in front of an audience as part of a cruel street performance in Indonesia.

Footage captured on August 20 in Probolinggo, East Java, shows the poor animal with a miniature crash helmet riding the toy bike.

His trainers keep him on a leash and pull the primate back toward them whenever he strays too far.

Onlookers do not seem overly impressed by the act.

The cruel show is reportedly a traditional form of street performance in Indonesia called Topeng Monyet – "Monkey's Mask".

The practice was officially outlawed in Jakarta in 2013 but still takes place in various parts of the country.

this video was guessed on August 20 2018, the monkey riding on the motorbike fell over, but the fall of the monkey was only to entertain the audience so that when it fell tumbling it seemed too late