Description

ARIETE fork oil seals, custom-made for your fork ARIETE fork oil seals are different! The quality of their execution is matched by the unique nature of the material used: the carboxylated elastomer known as XNBR. This compound offers unique characteristics of resistance to abrasion, to high temperatures, and to the complex lubricants with numerous additives, which are used in modern forks as fitted to motorcycles and scooters. The reciprocating action of the fork tube against the seal subjects it to a notable degree of abrasion, which is complicated by the heat generated as a result of hydraulic displacement within the fork, plus the friction of the components involved. This mechanical wear and tear leads to accelerated ageing of the rubber which is also obliged to deal with the chemical action of the various additives in the lubricant. Oil seals are normally made from a nitrile rubber, known as NBR. This is used because it is cheap, and plentiful, not because NBR is the best material for the job. Our technical staff have accumulated 70 years of experience in the rubber industry, and have spent many years looking for a better material for the manufacture of oil seals. In our view, the carboxylated elastomer known as XNBR has the following major advantages when compared with NBR: Although the cost of XNBR is almost twice that of NBR, the sophisticated technology used to make our oil seals enables us to put them on the market at highly competitive price

ARISIL special oil seal lubricant ARI fork oil seals are made from a rubber compound specifically developed to work with the lubricants used in front forks, with all their various additives. This compound is completely different from that normally used for rotating shaft seals, since the physical environment inside a fork with its reciprocating movement, and the specialist lubricants, are completely different. We have designed ARI oil seals with a variety of lip profiles to make them longer lasting, while reducing to a minimum the friction effect against the moving shaft. Over the years, we have discovered the key role of a separating lubricant between the fork tube and the rubber of the oil seal to reduce to a minimum the surface friction, without affecting the function of the oil seal. After exhaustive testing, we have chosen a lubricant which is produced in the USA, and devised specifically as a rubber/metal lubricant for mechanical components used in the NASA space program. The advantage of this special grease, which we call ARISIL, is that it extends the life of the oil seal, and helps it retain its vital characteristics of flexibility and chemical resistance. For this reason, every set of ARI FORK OIL SEALS contains a single dose sachet of ARISIL, sufficient to lubricate the two oil seals supplied.

Barcode: 8051513535437

Fits:
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• Aprilia: SR 50AC, SR 50H2O, SR 50H2O ie, SR 50LC, SR 50R, SR 50R LC
• Baotian: BT125-12C1 125Warrior/Rebel, BT125T-12E1 125Rocky, BT125T-2A 125Smart Rider, BT125T-2B2 125, BT125T-3A2 125Italo, BT125T-7 125Big Panther, BT125T-8A 125, BT125T-8B 125, BT49QT-28A 50Zico
• Honda: ATC 185SA, ATC 185SC, ATC 185SD, ATC 185SE, ATC 250R, CR 50R, CR 60RD, CR 60RE, CR 60RF, CR 60RG, CR 80RA, CR 80RB, NSR 50H, NSR 50J, NSR 50K, NSR 50L, NSR 50M, NSR 50N, NSR 50P, NSR 50R, NSR 50RT, NSR 50RV, NSR 50RW, NSR 50RX, NSR 50RY, NSR 50S, NSR 75N, NSR 75P, NSR 75R, NSR 75S, NSR 75T, NSR 75V, NSR 75W, NSR 75X, NSR 75Y, TLM 50Trail
• Kawasaki: AR 125LC, KDX 50A1, KDX 50A2, KDX 50A3, KDX 50A4, KDX 80, KX 60A1, KX 60A2, KX 60B1, KX 60B10, KX 60B11, KX 60B12, KX 60B13, KX 60B14, KX 60B15, KX 60B16, KX 60B17, KX 60B18, KX 60B19, KX 60B2, KX 60B3, KX 60B4, KX 60B5, KX 60B6, KX 60B7, KX 60B8, KX 60B9, KX 80B1, KX 80B2, KX 80D1
• KTM: LC-4 640Adventure
• Lexmoto: FMS 125, FMX 125, Gladiator 125, Vienna 125, Vienna 50
• Lifan: Earth Dragon 125, LF125-T6 125
• Pulse: Force 50, Force 504T, Force 50 50, Strider 125, Vijo 125
• Sinnis: Shuttle 125
• Sukida: Commander 125SK125-4, Viper 50SK50-QT
• Superbyke: SMAX 125
• Suzuki: DR 100D, DR 100E, DR 100F, DR 100G, DR 100H, DR 100J, DR 100K, DR 100L, DR-Z 110K3, DR-Z 110K4, DR-Z 110K5, DR-Z 125, DR-Z 125K/LK3, DR-Z 125K/LK4, DR-Z 125K/LK5, DR-Z 125K/LK6, DR-Z 125K/LK7, DR-Z 125K/LK8, DR-Z 125K/LK9, DR-Z 125LL0, DR-Z 125LL1, DR-Z 125LL2, DR-Z 125LL3, DR-Z 125LL4, DR-Z 125LL5, DR-Z 125LL7, DR-Z 125LL8, DR-Z 125LL9, DS 125, GT 185A, GT 185B, GT 185C, GT 185EC, GT 185K, GT 185L, GT 185M, RM 80HD XE, RM 80HF XF, RM 80N, RM 80T, RM 80X, RM 80XD, RM 80Y, TS 100ERN, TS 100ERT, TS 100ERV, TS 100ERX, TS 125C, TS 50ER, TS 80ER
• Wangye: WY125T-23A 125, WY125T-23B 125
• Yamaha: AS-1 125, RD 125DX, RD 125LC1, RD 200DX, RS 100Drum, RS 100DX, RS 125, RS 125DX, RZ 1251GV, SR 125, SR 125SE, YTM 200EL/DX, YZ 80F, YZ 80G, YZ 80H, YZ 80J
• Yiben: YB125T-15 125Strider, YB125T-15B 125Gladiator, YB125T-22 125Hurricane