Hundreds of motorcyclists throughout New Zealand will take part in the second annual Ride of Respect this weekend, part of the 2016 Anzac Day commemorations.
That will include a lower South Island ride that begins in Dunedin, before travelling to Invercargill and Queenstown and ending in Alexandra.
National organiser Jackie Adams, a former member of the British Army, said last year's event was held in May, coinciding with the United Kingdom's Ride of Respect, to avoid conflict with Anzac centenary commemorations.
Following its success, Mr Adams said it was decided to hold it on the last Sunday before Anzac Day each year.
While motorcyclists in 10 other regions in New Zealand will ride together next Sunday, the lower South Island event will begin on Friday night.
The ride began about seven years ago in the English town of Wootten Bassett, to where British soldiers killed overseas were repatriated, Mr Adams said.
In 2014, he was contacted and asked if he could establish the ride, which raises money for Returned Services Associations, in New Zealand.
More than 900 riders took part in the inaugural event last year, including almost 100 in the lower south, raising $11,000.
Mr Adams expected those numbers to increase this year.
"We're looking at being bigger this year.
"We've got no funding. We're just doing this ourselves.
"Last year, we had 918 riders all up, but the word is now getting out.''
Each rider paid $10 to take part, that money was given to RSAs during the ride.
"If there's more than one RSA in an area, we like them to start and finish at an RSA, but some areas only have the one, so they sort of maybe start at an RSA and finish at a cenotaph.
"We basically go on a bit of a tour around our area and stop off at the different RSAs and donate the money to them.''
The lower South Island event would begin in Dunedin on Friday with registrations at the Kensington Army Hall at 6.30pm.
Bikers leave from the Dunedin RSA at 9.30am on Saturday, heading to Invercargill along State Highway 1, stopping at Balclutha and Gore.
They then travel via State Highway 6 to Frankton, stopping in Lumsden, finishing Saturday at Cromwell.
Mr Adams said the group would leave from the Cromwell RSA at 10am on Sunday and finish the ride at the Alexandra RSA with speeches and a presentation.
Riders were welcome to participate in all, or any, part of the ride, he said.
"Not everybody can give up the whole weekend, so there are people coming and going as the ride goes through different towns.''
