Claim: Narazo Shimazu, Shimazu Motor Research Institute founder, went to Tokyo for foreign motorcycle races in his teens.
Evidence: Narazo Shimazu (1888–1973) founded Shimazu Motor Research Institute, that built the NS Motorcycle. In 1903, his father bought Narazo Shimazu a bicycle. That same year he was fascinated by the news of the motorcycle. He went to Tokyo for races that had featured foreign owned Thomas (USA) and Gladiator (French) made motorcycles.