For more than 70 years Ariete has been manufacturing high quality rubber and plastic products for motorcycles. With its headquarters and manufacturing plant located in Italy and now in its third generation of family ownership and operation, Ariete still continue with the same passion and determination as the founder, Sandro Mentasti, who in 1947 conceived the idea of designing and manufacturing high quality motorcycle and scooter accessories and spare parts.
Ariete fork oil-seals are the best you can get. And this claim is justified by the quality of the materials used and the attention to detail in their design and manufacture. Thanks to more than 70 years of experience working in the rubber industry, and many years on the forefront of research to identify and manufacture a material that would produce a much higher quality oil seal, Ariete’s technical staff decided on the carboxylated elastomer known as XNBR due to the major advantages it has over NBR. Although the cost of XNBR is almost twice that of NBR, the sophisticated technology used to make ARI fork seals enables us to put them on the market at highly competitive prices. This way the Ariete customer enjoys the benefits of an extremely high quality product designed to handle the most demanding requirements at a competitive price. The ARI range has more than 170 different seal sizes, covering more than 35 000 different motorcycle models with both traditional and upside down forks. ARI fork oil- seals – perfection from Ariete.
Ariete grips have earned an enviable reputation with riders of all disciplines. They are particularly appreciated for their quality, dependability and innovative use of materials. Ariete grips perform a vital function for the rider, and perform it well. With more than 50 models to choose from, made with the finest materials, there is a Grip for every application, from Scooter to World Class Motocross. For over seventy years we have used the resources of the most sophisticated petrochemical laboratories. As a result, we constantly update our materials technology to offer our customers "state of the art" products incorporating real performance benefits. Ariete grips, a tradition of quality.
Founded in 2007, the project was out of the desire to promote and apply a more environmentally friendly business culture based on the compatibility between our industrial processes and environmental protection. The commitment aims at reducing energy consumption in production, eliminating toxic materials, and looks at a proper development of research and technological innovation with the goal of respecting the natural environment.
Since the commencement of the program, genuine results have been achieved in Ariete’s energy saving through ecologically certified electrical transformers, in the management of special waste disposed of in compliance with law by specialised and homologated companies in the management of recycling, and in the drastic reduction of water consumption thanks to the use of a closed loop system for the thermo-conditioning of presses and equipment. The adoption of packaging with ecologically friendly products along with catalogues being printed strictly on certified recycled paper has also reduced Ariete’s overall environmental impact.