Who Valley V-Twin is...
George & Halle Fetty - Owners
Andrew Fetty & Lexie Fetty (our kids)
Andrew is a student at Fullerton - aiming towards a career in Physical
Therapy and works as a "Waiter Extraordinaire"!!
Lexie is a student at C.O.D., teaches elementary school kids the
basics of Colorguard - and is aiming towards a career as a
teacher - She was on a nationwide tour with the Blue Devils Drum &
Bugle Corps this summer and took 1st place in World Championships.
Go Blue Devils!!
We've lived in the desert for over 19 years...
George rides a '95 Dresser, an '07 StreetGlide & drives a '67 Fairlane!
Halle rides a '97 Road King (her name is Laverne!)
Lifetime HOG Members
Sustaining members of the MRF (Motorcycle Riders Foundation)
AMA members
George is a Riding Instructor/Coach for the CMSP, spent 17 years as a
service technician (fancy name for mechanic!) & Service Manager for
Ford, worked for 2+ years under the local Harley
Sensei Engine Joe, and is happiest when he's wrenching in the
shop!
Halle spent many years as a Radio Broadcaster and is a computer
geek. She's also a local & State Motorcycle Safety & Awareness guru-ess
and proud of it!
The Rest of the Valley V-Twin
Family...
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George &
Halle in the orange shirts at the Grand Opening of our original shop
on Perez Road, Cathedral City, in 2003! |
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The History of Valley V-Twin...
Valley
V-Twin opened in 2003...in a 900 square foot shop next to Engine
Joes on Perez Road...hidden in the industrial area in Cathedral
City. We originally planned to "just sell beautiful bikes", but
found that we needed and wanted to offer more - like helmets,
leathers, all the good stuff that any rider needs...and we found
sources who could help us keep our prices competitive with the big
stores. It wasn't long before we outgrew our space...
With the
rising cost of gas, we decided to investigate bringing in
scooters...cheap to buy, cheap to run, easy to ride...but every
company we spoke with required us to have our own service and parts
department - and we had no physical room to grow...so we canned the
idea.
In October
2005, Joe & Lesley told us that they had sold their business and the
new owners were moving into a new location...and would be selling
leathers, helmets, boots, etc...and eventually would sell pre-owned
bikes too. Yikes! Wake up call!! We hit the streets and
found an old, beat up, trash filled 2,700 square foot jewel on Indio
Blvd (used to be the Windsor Auto Parts store for you Desert
Rats!)...and 4 months (and 4 forty foot roll-off trash containers)
later we moved in, lock, stock and barrel. We closed our
Cathedral City shop on January 15th and re-opened in our new
location on February 1st, 2006. The move gave us the
opportunity to add those scooters we wanted...and after tons of
research, we chose to become KYMCO USA dealers. The quality of the
vehicles, the support they give dealers (which translates to great
customer support...no waiting for parts or information!!), and the
pricing of those vehicles made the decision a no-brainer.
Our shop carries
a full line
of leather (both riding and fashion) apparel, gloves, boots,
jewelry, belts, biker wallets, stickers, pins, home accessories, hot
& cold weather gear, kid's clothing and accessories, helmets,
sunglasses and goggles, hats...AND...parts and accessories for
almost every kind of bike, LoJack Recovery Systems with Early
Warning installation, plus part & accessory installation & service!
Valley
V-Twin, the Coachella Valley's first home for fine pre-owned
American Motorcycles, and
much more!! |
Jeff 
Lisa 