How competitive is the 180/55/18 Rear Motorcycle Tire niche on Amazon United States?

8 brands and 55 sellers compete in 180/55/18 Rear Motorcycle Tire on Amazon United States. The top 5 180/55/18 Rear Motorcycle Tire products take 66% of clicks and its top 5 brands hold 93% of demand.

What do buyers complain about in 180/55/18 Rear Motorcycle Tire?

180/55/18 Rear Motorcycle Tire buyers on Amazon United States complain most about Durability, Value For Money, Quality-Overall, the themes mined from the niche's reviews. Its return rate is 0.2%.

What does it cost to enter the 180/55/18 Rear Motorcycle Tire niche?

180/55/18 Rear Motorcycle Tire sells for $265.08 on average on Amazon United States, outside our $15–$100 sweet spot. Listings span $146.05–$347.24. The average incumbent carries 426 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.

180/55/18 Rear Motorcycle Tire

prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($146.05–$347.24) — 180/55/18 Rear Motorcycle Tire doesn't clear our bar today.

Signals Low Review Barrier High Price

Flapen Score

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Ranks 5,810 of 7,287 Automotive niches · −8 vs the category median of 49

This niche Category average · 7,287 niches

Is 180/55/18 Rear Motorcycle Tire profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, 180/55/18 Rear Motorcycle Tire is a $111K/yr Amazon United States market (19K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 93% of demand. Demand peaks in Apr–May–Jun. Verdict: Skip it — 41/100.

180/55/18 Rear Motorcycle Tire: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved +42.5% over the last 90 days and 2.2% of searches end in a purchase.

$111K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr500

Search volume / yr+42.5%19K

Conversion rate2.2%

Avg price$265.08

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 93% of demand, so 7% of the market is open.

open market share

Brands · sellers8 · 55

Top-5 product click share66%

Open market7%

Avg brand age76 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.6★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 16 products

Top 180/55/18 Rear Motorcycle Tire products & what they sell for

Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.

Top sellers

by 90-day click share

Shinko SR777 HD Black Wall Bias Rear Tire - 180/55-18 84H

Price: $203.07
Rating: 4.5/5
Reviews: 311
Age: 11y ago

MICHELIN Commander III Touring Rear Tire - 180/55B-18 (80H)

Price: $309.95
Rating: 4.8/5
Reviews: 1,786
Age: 6y ago

Bridgestone Excedra G850 Cruiser Rear Motorcycle Tire 180/55-18

Price: $188.06
Rating: 4.3/5
Reviews: 305
Age: 19y ago

Dunlop American Elite Rear Tire (180/55B18)

Price: $335.09
Rating: 4.7/5
Reviews: 456
Age: 10y ago

Dunlop AE2 Rear Tire 180/55B-18 | American Elite Cruiser Touring Motorcycle Tire

Price: $341.04
Rating: 4.2/5
Reviews: 22
Age: 1y ago

Newest

by launch date

Metzeler Cruisetec 180/55ZR18 74W TL V-Twin Motorcycle Rear Tire - Performance Perfected for Cruiser Custom & Heavy Tourers w/Enhanced Handling & Comfort - with Keychain

Price: $315.09
Rating: 0.0/5
Reviews: 0
Age: 4mo ago

Dunlop AE2 Rear Tire 180/55B-18 | American Elite Cruiser Touring Motorcycle Tire

Price: $341.04
Rating: 4.2/5
Reviews: 22
Age: 1y ago

Pirelli Night Dragon GT 180/55B18 M/C 80H REINFTL Cruiser Motorcycle Rear Tire - Superior Traction & Handling for High-Performance Cruisers w/Keychain

Price: $278.33
Rating: 4.8/5
Reviews: 15
Age: 1y ago

Pirelli Angel ST 180/55ZR17 (73W) Rear Motorcycle Tire High-Performance Sport Touring Tire for Enhanced Grip Durability & Stability Fits Sport & Touring Bikes

Price: $146.05
Rating: 4.7/5
Reviews: 3,587
Age: 4y ago

MICHELIN Commander III Touring Rear Tire - 180/55B-18 (80H)

Price: $309.95
Rating: 4.8/5
Reviews: 1,786
Age: 6y ago

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 66% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)2 products missing review or click data not plotted

Brands

8 falling

Sellers

Top-5 brand share

93%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

66%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

Shinko Motorcycle Tires36%
DUNLOP17%
Pirelli16%
MICHELIN14%
Bridgestone10%
Metzeler3%
Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 4%)

180/55/18 Rear Motorcycle Tire demand & seasonality

Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.

Volume19KCVR2.2%Products16Brands8Top 5 Brands93%OOS Rate5.6%Rating4.6★Reviews426Avg BSR#245

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

What reviews say buyers love and hate about 180/55/18 Rear Motorcycle Tire

What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.

What buyers love

94% of reviews

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”

What buyers complain about

76% of reviews

Durability33%

“Didnt last long”

Value For Money21%

“too expensive”

Quality-Overall14%

“Not a good brand”

Tread Pattern Pitch7%

“Had concerns about the tread pattern”

180/55/18 Rear Motorcycle Tire return rate & reasons

Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.

0.2%

Return rate

70%

Fixable by listing

The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.

1Size-Overall

53%

2Advertised Vs Actual Product

16%

3Compatibility-Overall

12%

4Value For Money

5Assembly/Installation

Common 180/55/18 Rear Motorcycle Tire questions

The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.

Flapen scores 180/55/18 Rear Motorcycle Tire 41/100 on Amazon United States — Skip it. The niche generates $111K/yr across 16 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved +42.5% over the last 90 days.