[4] The event has been described as "the biggest single-day motorcycle event in the world,"[5] a title also claimed by the Rolling Thunder rally in the United States.
[6] Although hundreds of attendees arrive during winter months,[5][7][8] attendance is at its highest when the date falls on a summer day.
[10][11][12][13] An attempt in 2008 to surpass the previous Guinness world record for the largest motorcycle parade failed due to a technicality.
More than 10,000 motorcycles would have exceeded the record set in 2006 by the Republic of Texas Biker Rally.
[14][15] Although the organizers were able to document participation by more than 12,000 motorcycles at Port Dover,[15] they entered through multiple portals to the city and were disqualified by Guinness as a single parade.