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: 8051513535338

Fits:
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• Aprilia: Atlantic 200, Atlantic 500Sprint, Leonardo 300, Scarabeo 125Piaggio Motor, Scarabeo 200, Scarabeo 200GT
• BMW: K 1200, K 1200GT, K 1200LT, K 1200LT ABS, K 1200R, K 1200RS, K 1200S, R 1100GS, R 1100R, R 1100RS, R 1100RT, R 1100S, R 1200Avantgarde, R 1200C, R 1200CL, R 1200Independent, R 900RT, R85 850C, R85 850GS, R85 850R, R85 850RT
• Gilera: RV 125ES
• Honda: CB 350SG, CB 350SH, CB 350SJ, CB 350SK, CB 350SL, CB 450K5, CB 450K6, CB 450K7, CB 750C, CB 750F, CB 750F1, CB 750F2, CB 750FA, CB 750FZ, CB 750K0, CB 750K1, CB 750K2, CB 750K3, CB 750K4, CB 750K5, CB 750K6, CB 750K7, CB 750KZ, CBX 1000A, CBX 1000Z, CBX 200Strada, CBX 550FD, CR 80RH, CR 80RJ, CR 80RK, CR 80RL, GB 500TT, GL 500DC, MTX 125RWD, MTX 125RWF, MTX 200R, NX 125Transcity, SH 300i, TRX 250X, TRX 300EXP, VF 400F, VT 125C, VT 250FD, VT 250FE, VT 250FF, VT 250FG, VT 250FH, VT-R 250FJ, VT-R 250FK, VT-R 250FL, VT-R 250FM, XBR 500F, XBR 500G, XBR 500H, XBR 500SH, XBR 500SJ, XBR 500SK, XBR 500SL, XL 125V
• Kawasaki: D-Tracker 150, F11 250, F4 250, F8 250, GPZ 500S, GPZ 550A1, GPZ 550A10, GPZ 550A2, GPZ 550A3, GPZ 550A4, GPZ 550A5, GPZ 550A6, GPZ 550A7, GPZ 550A8, GPZ 550A9, KE 250B1, KE 250B2, KE 250B3, KLX 110CAF, KLX 110CHF, KLX 110CJF, KLX 110CKF, KLX 110DAF, KLX 110DBF, KLX 110DCF, KLX 110DDF, KLX 110DEF, KLX 110DGF, KLX 125A1, KLX 125A2, KLX 125A3, KLX 125A6F, KLX 125CAF, KLX 125CBF, KLX 125CCF, KLX 125CDF, KLX 125CEF, KLX 125CFF, KLX 125CGF, KLX 125D-Tracker, KLX 140, KLX 140Monster Energy, KLX 150, KLX 150D-Tracker, KMX 125-1, KMX 125A1, KMX 125A2, KMX 125A3, KMX 125A4, KMX 125A5, KMX 125A6, KMX 125B10, KMX 125B11, KMX 125B12, KMX 125B2, KMX 125B3, KMX 125B4, KMX 125B5, KMX 125B6, KMX 125B7, KMX 125B8, KMX 125B9, ZR 400A, ZX4 400G
• Peugeot: XR-6 50
• Suzuki: DR 125K1, DR 125K2, DR 125SER, DR 125SES, DR 125SET, DR 125SEV, DR 125SEW, DR 125SEX, DR 125SEY, DR 125SK, DR 125SL, DR 125SP, DR 125ST, DR 200G, DR 200H, DR 200J, DR 200K, DR 200L, DR 200M, DR 200N, DR 200SE, GR 650XD, GR 650XE, GR 650XF, GR 650XG, GR 650XH, GR 650XJ, GR 650XK, GS 750B/DB, GS 750C/DC/EC, RL 250Beamish, RS 250Enduro, SP 125Trail, SP 200Trail, SP 250Enduro, TS 125ERZ, TS 125N, TS 125RK, TS 125XE/XUE, TS 125XUF, TS 125XUG, TS 125XUH, TS 125XUJ, TS 250B, TS 250C, TS 250N
• Yamaha: RD 350F, RD 350F2, RD 350N, RD 350R, RZ 350F1, RZ 350F2/N2, RZ 350R, XT-Z 125K/E