Words by Dave Rouleau

I’m sitting out front of Clark and Frances, a motorcycle parts shop on the corner of Broadway & Main St. I meet Darren the owner at 10:45am. I was anticipating that he’d open the shop for 11am but he had decided to open an hour early and was well into his work day groove by the time I arrived.

Darren grew up in Nelson B.C. and instead of playing hockey or soccer growing up like your average Canadian kid, he spent his evening and weekends snowboarding and exploring mountain life. Like many boarders he spent his summers skateboarding and playing on motorbikes in the Kootney hills. A true hands on kind of guy Darren’s search for life and knowledge lead him to Calgary where he studied business and then eventually saw him settle in Vancouver. As his love for bikes out grew skateboarding and boarding Darren naturally gravitated towards collecting and eventually selling parts, often filling orders within his local riding networks. Through working in various retail environments through out his twenties, combined with his business interests, owning a shop of his own seemed like a natural next step.

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