ARIETE ARI.032 - PAIR OF FORK OIL SEALS 38 X 50 X 8/9,5 TCY

ARI- THE ORIGINAL 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.

Ariete 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.

Although the cost of XNBR is almost twice that of NBR, the sophisticated technology used to make Ariete oil seals enables them to be put on the market at highly competitive prices. In this way, the Ariete Customer enjoys the benefits of a very high quality product, which satisfies the most demanding requirements, at a 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. Ariete 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, Ariete 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, Ariete 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 they 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.

Fork Seals

• Aprilia: RS 125 (88-91), Tuareg 125 Tuareg Wind (90-92)
• Kawasaki: GPX 600R (88-99), GPX 750R (85-91), GPZ 1100 B1-B2 (81-82), GPZ 750R (1986), GPZ 900R (84-89), Z 1100 A1-A2 (81-82), Z 1100 D1-D2 (82-83), Z 1000 J1-J3 (81-83), Z 1000 K1-K2 (81-82), Z 1000R3 (1983), Z 1100 R1-R2 (83-84), ZN 1100B (83-85), ZX6R 600 F1-F3 (95-97)
• Malaguti: XSM 50 Motard (08-12), XTM 50 Enduro (08-12)
• MBK: Kilibre 3004T (03-06)
• Suzuki: LS 650 Savage (86-12), RG 500 Gamma (85-89)
• Yamaha: FZR 400 Genesis (86-88), FZR 400 R SP EXUP (1987), FZR 400R (84-89), FZR 600R (89-90), SRV 250 Soulful Twin (1992), SRV 250 Soulful Twin/ Renaissa (93-97), TDR 125R (93-03), VP 300 Versity (03-05), XC 300 Versity (2006), XJ 700 Maxim (85-86), XJ 600 SD SR (92-97), XV 1000 Virago (86-87), XV 1100 Vir... and more

Fitment Summary
Compatible with 171 models (yearly).

• Aprilia: RS 125, Tuareg 125 Tuareg Wind
• Kawasaki: GPX 600R, GPX 750R, GPZ 1100B1, GPZ 1100B2, GPZ 750R, GPZ 900R, Z 1000J1, Z 1000J2, Z 1000J3, Z 1000K1, Z 1000K2, Z 1000R3, Z 1100A1, Z 1100A2, Z 1100D1, Z 1100D2, Z 1100R1, Z 1100R2, ZN 1100B, ZX6R 600F1, ZX6R 600F2, ZX6R 600F3
• Malaguti: XSM 50 Motard, XTM 50 Enduro
• MBK: Kilibre 3004T
• Suzuki: LS 650 Savage, RG 500 Gamma
• Yamaha: FZR 400 Genesis, FZR 400R, FZR 400 R SP EXUP, FZR 600R, SRV 250 Soulful Twin, SRV 250 Soulful Twin/ Renaissa, TDR 125R, VP 300 Versity, XC 300 Versity, XJ 600 SD SR, XJ 700 Maxim, XV 1000 Virago, XV 1000 Virago SE, XV 1100 Virago, XV 750 Virago