Representative Director, President Executive Officer Akihiko Ishikawa and Director and Chairperson Yoshihiro Kato established MAJOR AUTO, Ltd.
September 1998
IK CO., LTD. established (Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; capitalized at ¥10 million) in order to offer comprehensive consulting services to motorcycle dealers
December 1999
Systematization of operations in the motorcycle purchasing business
January 2001
Integration of group companies initiated as part of a multi-brand strategy (completed in January 2003)
May 2002
The Information Center (now the Contact Center) established
December 2002
Opened 1st roadside store with "BIKE O" signage
November 2003
Opened a parts sales store (closed in January 2012) (Shifted retail sales online, with some in-store sales)
February 2004
TV commercials for BIKE O begin airing
March 2005
Systems consolidated into proprietary "i-kiss" backbone system
June 2005
Listed on the JASDAQ stock exchange (delisted in October 2006)
September 2005
Opened 1st motorcycle retail store
March 2006
Established parking business subsidiary PARK-OH Co., Ltd., (absorbed through merger with BIKE O in March 2012).
August 2006
Listed on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange
February 2007
Established subsidiary IK Motorcycle Co., Ltd. to engage in motorcycle retail sales (merged with the Company in June 2008).
March 2007
Took over the motorcycle sales business of Techno Sport Co., Ltd.
August 2009
The number of BIKE O stores specializing in motorcycle purchasing reaches 100.
March 2011
Motorcycle auction business and capital partnership initiated with automobile auction service provider USS Co., Ltd., and motorcycle auction operator Japan Bike Auction Co., Ltd.
April 2011
Japan Bike Auction Co., Ltd. was made an affiliate company through acquisition of shares (our investment ratio: 30.0%).
August 2011
Launched BIKE O Bike Life Lab (now Bike Life Lab supported by BIKE O), an organization for information dissemination
September 2012
Company name changed to BIKE O & COMPANY, Ltd.
February 2014
Main office relocated to Minato-ku, Tokyo
January 2016
Service brand consolidated as "BIKE O," with a unified and redesigned logo that includes the corporate logo graphic
November 2016
Concluded an agreement for a capital and business alliance with motorcycle accessory sales business operator G-7 HOLDINGS Inc.
February 2017
Transitioned from a company with an Auditing Committee to a company with an Audit and Supervisory Committee
November 2017
Parking business spun off in the form of a company split (incorporation-type company split) and stock transfer
December 2019
YAMATO, Inc. was made a wholly-owned subsidiary through acquisition of shares (our investment ratio: 100.0%).
November 2020
No. 3 Contact Center established to disperse the risk of an interruption of reception services
April 2021
BIKE O Direct Co., Ltd. established as an e-commerce operation subsidiary, handling vehicles and their accessories/parts
April 2022
Established Life & Company as a subsidiary tasked with developing and operating new business through FC and partnerships
December 2022
Oz Project Co., Ltd. was made a wholly-owned subsidiary through acquisition of shares (our investment ratio: 100.0%) Entered into a business alliance with Bears Co., Ltd., concluding a franchise agreement in the housecleaning business
