A group of 22 motorcyclists hit the road in Inverness yesterday in a blaze of monocles, smoking jackets and silk shirts.
The unconventional biking gear was part of a simultaneous worldwide charity event involving more than 20,000 smartly dressed riders in 220 cities.
Over the weekend, The Distinguished Gentlemen’s Ride was negotiated from Argentina to New Zealand, and from Indonesia to Inverness.
As well as the requirement for distinctive apparel, the classical theme extended to the bikes with models such as Triumph Bonnevilles, and scramblers being given an airing.
All of the money raised will go to prostrate cancer charities, with the Inverness event gathering more than £3,000.
Participants started from Inverness and finished at Cawdor, passing landmarks such as Culloden battlefield and Fort George along the way.
One of the riders, Gavin Meldrum, said: “We only started an appeal for local riders at the end of last month after two of us had originally thought of joining the Edinburgh event.
“It was a great day with lots of false moustaches on show, although the guys dressed in tweeds and plus-fours stole the show.
“We thought we would start theatrically by leaving from Eden Court, then going through town, although some people coming out of one of the local churches were slightly startled.”
Last year’s event raised £170,000 worldwide, with money going to the Prostate Cancer Foundation in the UK, USA and Australia, as well as an equivalent health charity in Asia.
Since then, organisers have secured sponsorship from motorbike manufacturers, Triumph, and have targeted a total of £615,500 ($1million) across the world this year.