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180/55/17 rear motorcycle tire

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a small market ($157K/yr) — 180/55/17 rear motorcycle tire doesn't clear our bar today.

Market/yr

$157K

Growth (1y)

+214.3%

Products

30

Brands

12

was 8 a year ago

Sellers

70

Price range

$64.33–$353.78

Returns

0.0%

Rating

4.6★

52/100

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Scored 52/100 across market size, growth, competition, quality gap, and returns.

Market sizeGrowthCompetitionQuality gapReturns
Market size
8
×0.30
Growth
78
×0.30
Competition
69
×0.20
Quality gap
26
×0.10
Returns
100
×0.10

Demand

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +214.3% year over year.
1K707Spike '25Prime Day '25Spike '26Jul '24Nov '24Mar '25Jul '25Nov '25Mar '26

Seasonality

Monthly demand index across the year — 1.00 is average.

Peak months: May · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.6×

Competition

43%Pirelli
  • Pirelli43%
  • Kenda17%
  • Continental14%
  • MICHELIN6%
  • FULL BORE5%
  • Shinko4%
  • Other (6 brands)12%

The top 5 products take 43% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them. 12 brands and 70 sellers compete here.

Brands

12 rising

was 8 a year ago

Sellers

70

Top 5 brand share

84%

#ProductBrandPriceRatingReviewsClick shareTrend
5Kenda$113.334.6★786%falling
6Pirelli$164.824.7★3066%flat
13Continental$123.204.3★413%flat

Product shelf

All 30 tracked products in this niche.

Reviews

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Wheel Quality27%

“Amazing tires they have lasted a long time”

Value For Money23%

“Great Value”

Quality-Overall22%

“has excellent build quality”

Grip5%

“Superior product, no slip, just grip”

Size-Overall3%

“They fit”

Strength2%

“Holding strong”

Durability2%

“Motorcycle tires are good for 5 years”

Advertised Vs Actual Product2%

“It was as described”

Adhesion/Stickiness2%

“Sticky”

Friction2%

“Traction was decent”

What buyers complain about

Durability33%

“Dont know how long they will last”

Pressure13%

“When air pressure below 35 PSI was applied”

Weight Heavy6%

“they feel heavy”

Adhesion/Stickiness6%

“they came out of the box sticky”

Quality-Overall6%

“buy better tires”

Top return reasons

  • Size-Overall53%
  • Advertised Vs Actual Product12%
  • Value For Money6%
  • Product Condition6%
  • Compatibility-Overall6%
  • Assembly/Installation6%
  • Functionality-Overall3%
  • Grip2%
  • Add-Ons/Attachments2%
  • Maintenance And Repair2%

Data scraped July 9, 2026 · Marketplace baseline: 4.4★ avg rating · $22.65 median price · 2.2% median returns across 14,117 tracked niches.