ARIETE ARI.105 - PAIR OF FORK OIL SEALS 47 X 58 X 10 TC4

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

• Buell: CR 1125 (09-10), R 1125 (2008), R 1125 Cyclone (09-10), R 1125 Super TT (09-10), XB12SX 1200 Ulysses (2010), XB12X 1200 Ulysses (08-10)
• CCM: GP 450 Adventure (16-17)
• Honda: CR250 R (2010), CR250 R1-R9 (01-09), CR500 R2-R3 (02-03), CR250 RV-RY (97-00), CRE250 Import (98-01), CRE250 IE (07-08), CREF290 (2006), CREF290 IE (07-08), CREF500 R (11-12), CREF300 X (09-11), CRF300 R (17-19), CRF250 R4-R9 (04-09), CRF450 R2-R8 (02-08), CRF250 X (04-07), CRF300 X (09-18), CRF450... and more
• Kawasaki: KXF 250F (06-12)
• Suzuki: RM 125 K1-K9 (01-09), RM 250 K2-K8 (02-08), RM 125 L0-L2 (10-12), RMX 450 ZL0-ZL9 (09-19), RMZ 250 Carmichael Replica (2007), RMZ 250 K4-K9 (04-09), RMZ 450 K5-K9 (05-09), RMZ 250 L0-L2 (10-12), RMZ 450 L0-L2 (10-12), SM 450R (2009), SM 450RR (10-12)
• Triumph: Thunderbird 1600 (09-16)

Fitment Summary
Compatible with 154 models (yearly).

• Buell: CR 1125, R 1125, R 1125 Cyclone, R 1125 Super TT, XB12SX 1200 Ulysses, XB12X 1200 Ulysses
• CCM: GP 450 Adventure
• Honda: CR250 R, CR250 R1, CR250 R2, CR250 R3, CR250 R4, CR250 R5, CR250 R6, CR250 R7, CR250 R8, CR250 R9, CR250 RV, CR250 RW, CR250 RX, CR250 RY, CR500 R2, CR500 R3, CRE250 IE, CRE250 Import, CREF290 , CREF290 IE, CREF300 X, CREF500 R, CRF250 R4, CRF250 R5, CRF250 R6, CRF250 R7, CRF250 R8, CRF250 R9, CRF250 X, CRF300 R, CRF300 X, CRF450 R2, CRF450 R3, CRF450 R4, CRF450 R5, CRF450 R6, CRF450 R7, CRF450 R8, CRF450 X, CRM450 X, CRM500 X, NS500 R, VTR1000 SP2
• Kawasaki: KXF 250F
• Suzuki: RM 125K1, RM 125K2, RM 125K3, RM 125K4, RM 125K5, RM 125K6, RM 125K7, RM 125K8, RM 125K9, RM 125L0, RM 125L1, RM 125L2, RM 250K2, RM 250K3, RM 250K4, RM 250K5, RM 250K6, RM 250K7, RM 250K8, RMX 450ZL0, RMX 450ZL1, RMX 450ZL2, RMX 450ZL3, RMX 450ZL4, RMX 450ZL5, RMX 450ZL6, RMX 450ZL7, RMX 450ZL8, RMX 450ZL9, RMZ 250 Carmichael Replica, RMZ 250K4, RMZ 250K5, RMZ 250K7, RMZ 250K8, RMZ 250K9, RMZ 250L0, RMZ 250L1, RMZ 250L2, RMZ 450K5, RMZ 450K6, RMZ 450K7, RMZ 450K8, RMZ 450K9, RMZ 450L0, RMZ 450L1, RMZ 450L2, SM 450R, SM 450RR
• Triumph: Thunderbird 1600