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180/55/18 rear motorcycle tire

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a small market ($111K/yr) — 180/55/18 rear motorcycle tire doesn't clear our bar today.

Market/yr

$111K

Growth (1y)

+343.4%

Products

16

Brands

8

was 9 a year ago

Sellers

55

Price range

$146.05–$347.24

Returns

0.2%

Rating

4.6★

48/100

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Scored 48/100 across market size, growth, competition, quality gap, and returns.

Market sizeGrowthCompetitionQuality gapReturns
Market size
6
×0.30
Growth
88
×0.30
Competition
36
×0.20
Quality gap
33
×0.10
Returns
98
×0.10

Demand

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 103 weeks — +343.4% year over year.
663331.5Spike '25Spike '26Jul '24Nov '24Mar '25Jul '25Nov '25Mar '26

Seasonality

Monthly demand index across the year — 1.00 is average.

Peak months: Apr, May, Jun · busiest ÷ quietest = 4.8×

Competition

36%Shinko Motorcycle Tires
  • Shinko Motorcycle Tires36%
  • DUNLOP17%
  • Pirelli16%
  • MICHELIN14%
  • Bridgestone10%
  • Metzeler3%
  • Other (2 brands)4%

The top 5 products take 66% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them. 8 brands and 55 sellers compete here.

Brands

8 falling

was 9 a year ago

Sellers

55

Top 5 brand share

93%

#ProductBrandPriceRatingReviewsClick shareTrend
1Shinko Motorcycle Tires$203.074.5★31129%rising
4DUNLOP$335.094.7★4567%falling
6Shinko Motorcycle Tires$178.824.1★586%flat
8Pirelli$256.434.6★724%falling
9DUNLOP$260.274.4★914%falling
10Pirelli$213.705.0★13%rising
14Shinko Motorcycle Tires$208.804.6★652%falling

Product shelf

All 16 tracked products in this niche.

Reviews

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

What buyers love

Wheel Quality31%

“Great Tire”

Quality-Overall26%

“Good product”

Value For Money12%

“affordable price”

Grip7%

“Excellent grip and I have gotten 15000off the prior 2 sets I've run in the past”

Size-Overall6%

“Fit my 2020 Harley-Davidson Road Glide Special perfectly”

Friction5%

“traction is nice”

Tread Pattern Pitch5%

“my bike handles so much better with this tread design”

Strength2%

“This tire is solid”

Assembly/Installation2%

“Installed the same day”

What buyers complain about

Durability33%

“Didnt last long”

Value For Money21%

“too expensive”

Quality-Overall14%

“Not a good brand”

Tread Pattern Pitch7%

“Had concerns about the tread pattern”

Top return reasons

  • Size-Overall53%
  • Advertised Vs Actual Product16%
  • Compatibility-Overall12%
  • Value For Money9%
  • Assembly/Installation2%
  • Add-Ons/Attachments2%
  • Tread Pattern Pitch2%
  • Quality-Overall2%

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