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04. He became obsessed with motorbikes and would play McQueen every night.
Aichi Prefectural Asahigaoka High School had an art department, but only the best students could attend. I hated studying, so I chose a private high school that had an art department at its affiliated university for the high school entrance exam. I decided on this very naive idea that if I got in, I could go on to study art at university, but when I got there, it turned out to be a terrible school full of delinquents (laughs).
I went to high school by bus, but I was so impressed by McQueen's jump on a Triumph motorcycle in "The Great Escape" (1963) that I really wanted to ride the same TR6 Trophy as in the movie, so I got my motorcycle license at the age of 16. However, I didn't know how to get it and didn't have the money, so I bought a KAWASAKI W1, which was similar in shape, and used that to go to school. I rode the motorcycle part of the way, and then walked to school.
In the movie, the TR6 is fitted with motocross tires, so I did the same and fitted them to my W1. I used to play McQueen every night on the grass in front of Nagoya University. On the grass, it slides just like in the movie. It felt good, so I played it a lot. Thinking about it now, I'm glad I didn't get caught (laughs). Influenced by McQueen, I fell in love with motorcycles, and I spent my high school days riding motocross bikes on the riverbank and going on tours, but I didn't do much else.
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Hiroshi Okamoto (Chairman of Toys McCoy)
Born in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture in 1953, he started his career as an illustrator and founded the military and motorcycle-based apparel brand TOYS McCOY in 1996. He is known as a true Steve McQueen fan and motorcycle rider, and has participated in races on vintage Harley Davidson and Triumph bikes. He currently spends his days working on manufacturing as the chairman of TOYS McCOY.
Homepage http://www.toys-mccoy.com
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