More than 100 vintage and class motorbikes will roll into Crieff this weekend.
Spanning a production period beginning around 1913, these elderly machines are working examples of the evolutionary period of motorcycle development.
The event is organised by the Vintage Motor Cycle Club and the bikes will be based at Crieff for the whole weekend. They will gather at the rugby grounds at Braidhaugh at 9am on Saturday.
The first bike to set off will leave at 10am, with the rest following at one-minute intervals.
The guest starter will be Barbara Haworth, wife of the former club chairman Ted Haworth of Crieff, who died last year.
Dougie Cowie, rally secretary from Crieff, said, “It was Ted’s vision that the rally should become one of the premier events in the country for old motorcycles and, following the move to Crieff and the greatly increased number of entries over the years, that vision has turned into a reality.”
He said, “Taking part will be examples of some of the once familiar British manufacturers such as Vincent, Raleigh, Velocette, OEC, Sunbeam, AJS, Matchless, Morgan, Scott, and BSA. Italian, German, and American marques will also be represented.
“The sight and sound of these motorcycles will, no doubt, trigger memories with those who can remember the days when they would have been used as every day transport.”
The number of entries each year is limited to 100.
Riders will include a number of very skilled and competitive ladies, and entrants will be welcomed from across Scotland, England, Wales, Northern Ireland, Belgium and Holland.