3 Generations - 4 Locations Florida's Oldest Dealer - Est. 1931
Harley-Davidson®, founded in 1903, has enjoyed as rich a history as any one company can have. Harley-Davidson® remains the sole survivor of the American motorcycle industry. In 1931, George Adamec, just 21 years old, started his first dealership in New Jersey with an investment of $500. Harley-Davidson® motorcycles suffered setbacks over the years, but George and his wife, Julia, stuck it out. They were true believers in the Harley® brand. George ran the shop with his wife at his side. Julia was involved with all aspects of the business. She participated in local women's motorcycle clubs and even won a trophy for riding skills at the 1939 World's Fair in New York. The Adamec's store grew to be a widely respected dealership. Growth leads to change and, in 1962, George relocated his family and business to North Florida. The best was yet to come. The Legend Continues... 1962 was the beginning of the second chapter in the Adamec Harley-Davidson® story. George loaded the entire family and business into five semi-trucks and headed to Florida. The new location, on the Northside of Jacksonville, was small, but served them well. In 1973, a new building was constructed on the Eastside of town, the current location of Adamec Harley-Davidson® at Regency. After several relocations on the Westside of Jacksonville, the Blanding Boulevard store opened in 1977. It was moved to a larger location on Roosevelt Boulevard in 1981. In July of 1998, the location of Adamec Harley-Davidson® of Orange Park was opened. Located near NAS Jacksonville, in Orange Park, the store houses not only a wide selection of new and used Harley® motorcycles, but several historical bikes and memorabilia as well. And with the continuously growing Harley® community, in October of 2006, the third location of Adamec Harley-Davidson® was opened on Baymeadows Road. Adamec Harley-Davidson® of Jacksonville is a state-of-the-art facility and the largest of the three dealerships. (65,000+ sq.ft.) It features many customer accommodations such as a unique two-story service department and customer lounge. Mark and Chris Adamec are grandsons of founder George Adamec and the present owners of the stores. They began riding Harley® motorcycles at an age other kids start riding bicycles. Mark and Chris have been actively involved in the dealership for as long as they can remember. Well, the family tradition goes on...
Hi, Kelly Epping, portfolio manager for the Softails. Let's talk about the new 2025 Heritage Classic. She is the quintessential Harley-Davidson cruiser. This vehicle is nostalgia meets modern function. The new 2025 Heritage also picks up an insanely cool new pinstripe design, which you can see right here. You can see it on hd. com or you can pop into the dealer so you can check it out in person. So talking about this new 2025, tip to tail, new LED lighting. It is standard across all the soft tail vehicles. Also new with this Heritage is that there is a standard cast wheel. However as shown here is a new tubeless laced wheel. New for 2025, TPMS is now standard on all of our soft tail models on all the wheels. Suspension has been retuned for enhanced comfort and handling for all your long haul needs. All the soft tail models now feature this new adjustable brake lever. So for different hand sizes or accommodate different riding preferences. Also cruise control is standard on all of our soft tail models. New in 2025, ride modes. First time soft tail and heritage have received ride modes. They are rain, road and sport for all your different riding needs. And these are also standard. New for 2025, the USB plug which is located right in front of the fuel tank. That USB caddy is now using the USB-C plug. So you can plug in your phone and use that along your long haul adventures. Important for a heritage customer. Under the seat there is now a new plug to plug in your riding gear. So this is perfect for brewing your own those long adventures and it gets a little chilly. Moving on to our powertrain. So the heritage classic will receive the Milwaukee 8117 in the classic configuration. Meaning this powertrain is tuned with a very traditional flat torque curve and delivers 120 foot pounds of torque and 98 horsepower. That's 4% more power over the 2024 model. It also has a redesigned round intake with a larger throttle body and the streamlined 2-in-1 exhaust which is new this year. This model has a redesigned cylinder heads leading to improved fuel economy as well as enhancing torque. So let's talk about the things that you can't see but are new for 2025. So there is a full suite of rider safety enhancements that have been integrated into this motorcycle. Those are straight line and cornering traction control, straight line and cornering ABS as well as drag torque slip control all standard on this heritage classic in front of you. So I encourage you to head out to your dealer and take it for a spin.
