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: 8051513535468

Fits:
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• Aprilia: AF-1 125, AF-1 125Replica, AF-1 125Sintesi, AF-1 125Sport, AF-1 125Sport Pro, AF-1 125Super Sport, ETX 350Tuareg, ETX 50, ETX 50AE, Pegaso 125, Tuareg 125, Tuareg 125Tuareg Wind, Tuareg 125Tuareg Wind AE
• Cagiva: Mito 125II, Mito 125Sport, WRX 125, WRX 125/1
• Ducati: 750 750Sport, Darmah 900SD, Mille 1000Mike Hailwood Replica, Mille 1000S2, SII 900, SS 900, SS 900MHR, SS 900MHR II
• Gilera: XR-2 125AE
• Honda: CR 125R, XR 250RE, XR 250RF
• Kawasaki: BJ 250Estrella, EL 250Chopper, KDX 200A, KDX 200A/B, KDX 250B1, KDX 250B2, KDX 250B3, KDX 250B4, KDX 250C1, KDX 250C2, KDX 400, KDX 420A1, KDX 450A1, KLR 600A1, KLR 600B1, KLR 600B10, KLR 600B2, KLR 600B3, KLR 600B4, KLR 600B5, KLR 600B6, KLR 600B7, KLR 600B8, KLR 600B9, KLR 650A10, KLR 650A11, KLR 650A3, KLR 650A4, KLR 650A5, KLR 650A6, KLR 650A7, KLR 650A8, KLR 650A9, KLR 650C1, KLR 650C2, KLR 650C3, KMX 200A, KX 125A6, KX 125A7, KX 420A1, KX 420A2, KX 80L1, KX 80L2, KX 80L3, KX 80R1, KX 80R2, KX 80R3, KX 80R4, KX 80R5
• Loncin: DM 150
• Moto Guzzi: California 850T5, Mille 1000GT, Nevada 350, Nevada 750, Nevada 750Club, SP 1000II, V35 350TT , V65 650Florida, V65 650Lario, V65 650TT, V75 750, V75 750Strada, V75 750Targa, VT 650TT
• Moto Morini: Camel 500, Camel 501
• Suzuki: PE 175T, PE 175X, PE 175Z, RM 125C, RM 125D, RM 250N, RM 250T, RM 250X, RM 250Z, RM 400N, RM 400T, TS 250X
• Yamaha: FZX 700Fazer, IT 175J, IT 175K, IT 250H, IT 250J, IT 465H, IT 465J, TDR 250, XT 550J, XT 550K, XT 550L, YZ 125H, YZ 125J, YZ 125K, YZ 250D, YZ 250E, YZ 250F, YZ 250G, YZ 465D, YZ 465E, YZ 465F, YZ 465G