sissy bar
Worth a lookShows a fragmented shelf (top 5 take 17% of clicks), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.
Competition
Incredible17%top-5 click share — an open shelf
Review moat
Great124.48avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Brand share
Great42%top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche
Quality gap
Great4.2★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Avg price
Great$95.06avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Growth
Good+41.7%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Price range
Okay$12.04–$200.53cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Market size
Okay$236K$236K/yr · 370K searches
Returns
Bad6.5%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Conversion
Bad0.7%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, sissy bar is a $236K/yr Amazon United States market (370K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 42% of demand. Demand peaks in Apr–May–Jun–Jul. Verdict: Worth a look — 62/100.
Data updated Jul 9, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
sissy bar market data
- Units sold / yr
- 2K–3K
- avg 0–100/product
- Revenue / yr
- $190K–$238K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 0.7%
- Avg BSR
- #1,206
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 96%
- Sponsored
- 88%
- Out of stock
- 7.9%
- Avg brand age
- 55 months
- Avg seller age
- 181 days
Competition & brand share
Clicks spread well past the top 5 (17% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.Brands
49 falling
Sellers
61
Top-5 brand share
42%
Top 20: 83%
Top-5 click share
17%
Top 20: 42%
Open market
53%
- AUFER14%
- PBYMT9%
- Benlari9%
- Eumti6%
- Generic5%
- PSLER5%
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +41.7% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Apr, May, Jun, Jul · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.9×
Top sissy bar search terms
- sissy bar130K/yr
- sissy bar for harley davidson47K/yr
- motorcycle backrest23K/yr
- harley sissy bar20K/yr
- motorcycle sissy bar17K/yr
- harley backrest17K/yr
- sportster sissy bar14K/yr
- harley davidson sissy bar15K/yr
- street glide sissy bar13K/yr
- harley davidson backrest13K/yr
Top sissy bar products on Amazon
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
PSLER Motorcycle Detachable Sissy Bar Backrest for Touring 2009-2025
PSLER$97.163.5★107 rev
YHMOTO Detachable Sissy Bar Passenger Backrest 22 Inch Rear Pad Fit for Harley Touring Models 2009-2025 Road King Ultra CVO Limited Street Glide Road Glide Electra Glide (Black)
Generic$114.324.7★149 rev
ECOTRIC Detachable Sissy Bar Passenger Backrest Compatible with 2004-Up Harley Sportster XL883C 883R XL1200R 1200C 1200S XLH883 XLH1200 Motorcycle Backrest W/Cushion Pad
ECOTRIC$44.394.3★805 rev
Eumti Sissy Bar For Harley Touring 28 Detachable Rear Passenger Backrest Quick Release Compatible With Road King Road Glide Street Glide Electra Glide Road King 2009-2026
Eumti$136.224.5★307 rev
Benlari Sissy Bar Backrest Integrated Passenger Backrest Quick Release Detachable Sissy Bar Fit for Harley Davidson Touring Street Glide Road Glide Road King Electra Glide 2009-2024 (Black 26inch)
Benlari$107.004.2★133 rev
Newest
by launch date
ALMULOO Detachable Motorcycle Backrest Sissy Bar Compatible with 2009-2024 Harley Touring Road King CVO Street Glide Electra Glide Road Glide Ultra Limited 22 Chrome Silvery+Black
ALMULOO$75.914 rev
SWESGI Adjustable Short Sissy Bar for Harley 2009-Later Touring Quick Release Low Profile Passenger Backrest for Road King Road Glide Street Glide Electra Glide Road King Ultra CVO Limited
SWESGI$98.9113 rev
Amazicha Backrest Sissy Bar Integrated Passenger Sissy Bar Quick Release Detachable Backrest Fit for Harley Davidson Touring Road King Road Glide Street Glide Electra Glide 2009-2024 Black (28inch)
Amazicha$91.4116 rev
Motorcycle Detachable Rear Sissy Bar Backrest with PU Leather Passenger Cushion Pad Fit For Harley Sportster XL883 XL1200 48 SuperLow 20042022
Tesoromotor$57.126 rev
PBYMT Detachable Sissy Bar Passenger Backrest Touring Quick Release Sissy Bar Backrest Sissy Bar Fit for Harley Touring Street Glide Road King Road Glide Electra Glide 2009-2024 (Black 26inch)
PBYMT$101.3973 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumAmazicha Backrest Sissy Bar Integrated Passenger Sissy Bar Quick Release Detachable Backrest Fit for Harley Davidson Touring Road King Road Glide Street Glide Electra Glide 2009-2024 Black (28inch)
Amazicha$91.414.3★
ALMULOO Detachable Motorcycle Backrest Sissy Bar Compatible with 2009-2024 Harley Touring Road King CVO Street Glide Electra Glide Road Glide Ultra Limited 22 Chrome Silvery+Black
ALMULOO$75.913.6★
AUFER Detachable Rear Passenger Backrest Sissy Bar With Locked Rotary Latches Clips Compatible With For Harley Touring Road King Street Glide Electra Glide Road Glide FLHR FLHX FLHT FLTR 2009-2026
AUFER$94.344.0★
YHMOTO Detachable Passenger Backrest Sissy Bar for Harley Touring Road King Road Glide Street Glide Electra Glide CVO 2009-2026
YikHouMall$98.394.6★
AUFER Motorcycle Detachable Rear Passenger Backrest Sissy Bar With Luggage Rack Rotary Docking Latches Clips Compatible With For 2004-Up Harley Sportster XL 883 1200 Super Low Forty Eight Seventy Two
AUFER$101.994.3★
What buyers say about sissy bar
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Easy to fit”
“Solid value for the quality”
“Worth it”
“no issues with installation”
“Nice and comfortable”
“solid as a rock”
“Durable and great quality”
“Sleek pointy design”
“As advertised”
“Its comfortable and the wife loves the pockets”
What buyers complain about
“small”
“Poor quality”
“this was not for my bike even tho it said it would fit”
“Missing hardware to assemble”
“no hardware to mount the luggage rack to the sissy bar was included”
“Broke”
“Instructions and lack of instructions were challenging and I ended up having to look at youtube videos to complete the install”
“Part was chipped on top missing paint”
“the price tag was hard to justify”
“Shouldn't advertise things that are not true”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is sissy bar profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $236K/yr across 145 tracked products. 5 of 29 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +41.7%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (62/100).
- How competitive is the sissy bar niche?
- 49 brands and 61 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 17% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 42% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in sissy bar?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Quality-Overall, Compatibility-Overall. The return rate is 6.5% — above our launch gate.
- When does demand for sissy bar peak?
- Demand peaks in Apr–May–Jun–Jul; the busiest month runs 2.9× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the sissy bar niche?
- Listings span $12.04–$200.53; the average listing price is $95.06 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 124 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.