how to soften and restore old hard rubber motorcycle parts 

2:26 dry them out with the "clean" towel

i love that this is actually recommended by google as a way to restore rubber

WHAT! I was taking notes until the hot sauce, noodle flavoring and a kettle on the boil came into it! Came for tips on how to restore parts... left with a hot snack!

I used this method on my 40 year old GL1000 which still had its original factory tires and it worked remarkably well! I think i can get another 40 years of use out of them, thanks!!!

Although dimensional tolerances may be greatly reduced via shrinkage, female cafe racer mechanics can quickly soften hardened parts just by pointing and giggling at them.

I literally laughed when he say clean towel and used dirty one 😂

Found this video when I was looking for tips on softening hard rubber. You seem to be like a mad mountain monk. I love it.

Ichiban Moto is one of the most reputable companies I have ever done business with. They are a model that all corporations should follow.

the video is funny and very clear to understand. I am using all your technics on my honda magna. the bike isn't expensive but I love it so these technics are truly badass for a minimum of money. the way you repare stuff is totally new 4 me. awesome job

How did you ever learn about rejuvenating rubber parts like this? Nobody else on RU-vid seems to know about this. It is so wonderful of you to share this knowledge with us. You must get a warm feeling knowing how much you are helping so many of us. The Lord will surely reward you for your good deeds, and we are so appreciative for helping us.

Love your SAAB hubcap!

Awesome! I especially love the gas can in the background during the gun powder fireworks megaflame! Nice touch...

Good one! That’s a great transformation!

I love my new rubber! Thanks Ichiban!!

Awesome fix!

If you don't fancy following Ichibans precise & concise System - just chuck your rubber bits into some ATF. ATF contains loads of "We Love Rubber!" Stuff because your average automatic gerabox is packed full of seals - so they invented a fluid that makes seals stay sealing. 15 minutes soaking in ATF is the "Answer" for those who clicked in really expecting a "How to" & left feeling like their nads had just been tickled..

Absolutely amazing. I love your video.

Wow. Super impressive stuff, Sir.

great info guys. love the dry sense of humor also

I sent your videos to my buddy in Castlerock Colorado, he said he now knows where his tools ended up.

Amazing! I thought I was the only one that used those ingredients. Secrets get out fast. Great video!

This is truly incredible

I love the chewed tools 🤣. Keep it up these are awesome.

This been the coolest collab in history of badass bikes!

Thanks for the mention....have a great Christmas and new year...keep up the great vids 👍

Great share thank you I will keep in mind when i cant get rubber parts for my classics

Oh man that was worth the watch. Thanks. How have I not been subscribed before?

Ichiban, you are a brilliant genius!

I used to do the same on my old KZ rubbers but without the need for all those weird chemicals or hot water. Just soak em overnight in cellulose thinners. (Gunwash in UK) soak overnight, let them dry out (as they will have swollen bigger than orig) for 6 hours, job done, like new rubbers. Try it!

Great work Sir, a real solution.🇬🇧👍

you sir are modern day alchemist!

Great video, thanks for the info

Wow, amazing process, might be hard to get all those chemicals to do that, but it sure is worth it!! NICE job buddy!!!:) Cheers!!

Damn y’all had me for a minute. I wish it was that good

Just send cash

I'm sposed to be working on my bike... I'm laughing at these instead! Love it

Nice work

great video thank you

Thanks for the info but that Hi-Tech carburetor adjustment build is over the top, top notch precision stuff man. Thank you

Great info and thanks for the laughs too. :)

Hugely useful!

I'm worried that if I watch enough of these videos and I come across an auto issue I will subconsciously try to fix it with ideas from your channel.

You my friend are a true craftsman. Badass....

Love that SAAB wheel cover

Recushilization point... nice.

That was hilarious and education at the same time.

+Ichiban san I have just discovered your channel and subscribed. It's really good. I particularly enjoy the subtlety of your humour. Keep up the good work and I hope you get a tv or film deal very soon. All the best and I might even get some of your apparel.

That was Amazing ! ! !

Sporking work ichiban moto !

Random video to find when I'm trying to find out if I can make hardened black rubber pliable again, lol. The search goes on. Sub'd for the humor.

A link on how to get the ingredients to do this would be nice.

Way to go #Hackaweek...Dino

wow like magic!

Very cool!

Back in the 90's I was using an old rubber cow teat liner as an adapter to connect a funnel to 5/16 copper, and accidentally discovered that POE refrigeration compressor oil is a rejuvenation for rubber. Worth trying out should you run out of chalk tablets.

Great trick there. Sadly I'll have a hard time getting the cristalizing mix stuff. Thanks for sharing anyways.

Man that’s awesome. One question though, is it ok to not cover the rejuvenating mixture with a Saab hub cap? I only use Volvo nowadays.

thumbs up for creative intro

Never knew you could soften old rubber parts.

5:54 bad ass is correct. I love the metric screwdrivers, hard to find in Arkansas. Glad I found your channel man.

just soak them overnight in pine sol. if you are doing o-rings just be mindful of the soaking time as they will swell after awhile.

Hey, thanks for the great video. Just to confirm what about those Rubber parts that get gooey and melt off when you rub them. Will this solution fix that? Thanks in advance.

"Just send cash." Wiser words never spoken. The solution to any problem in the modern world. Cash monies.

got the same bike with the same problem, gonna try this

good vid cheers just thinking if you heated the last batch of chemicals and oils they would soak it up and might last a bit longer keep up the good vids mate

You can use a fine polish, like plastX to bring that surface up to par. 1. What is the brand of the rubber rejuvinator? I went so far as to image search rubber rejuvinator products and couldn't find that bottle. Is it just Fedron? 2. What did you squirt in from the hypo needle? 3. How many hot sauce drops (Mikuni stuff)? 4. How much "hot sauce"? 5. How long does this treatment typically last? I would like to get at least a year of softening out of the process if possible. Do you know? I suspect my application is MUCH less demanding than yours, now tremendous heating, no monster tension (stretching) stresses. If you (or someone else that has done this and knows) would take the time to answer my question, I would be glad to put another comment describing if, and how well it worked. Thx, and thx for taking the time to share this via the video. Current "restorers" use stuff like brake fluid, which to me doesn't sound like that great an idea, although the rubber parts in a brake system don't seem to deteriorate soaked in it. Still.... I am going to try this on a very old typewriter platen, as re-rubbering them is rather expensive (about $100), and a pretty long turn around time, both of which I'd like to avoid if I can. Obviously the "treatment" will not be able to penetrate both sides of a thin rubber part, as it does with your part geometry here, but I don't think that's an issue, as I really just need the outer 1/8"-3/16" to soften to make the necessary difference (not ripping through typewriter ribbons and paper, and not sounding like a woodpecker on steroids tapping on a plastic tree.

Did he really put taco bell mild sauce in that? I have to suscribe now.

1:33! My favorite spice.

WOW!!!! MAGIC

"You sent me nice chicken pot pie" "... That was squirrel..." "...Just sent cash..." Best line ever now some ichiban moto stickers my way or sent over squirrel pot pie Mmmm😂😂🤗🇺🇸

3:22, love th gasoline can behind the flaming coffee pot! Outstanding that man!

"So I was working on my cafe racer today..."

This is great, could you list the ingredients for the plastizer? please?

Can this system be utilised to soften up aged tires? I have some 7.35 farm-tractor tires that I want to fit on my Kawazuki 390 but they are a bit firm and cracked everywhere?

So what was that syringe filled with that you did not identify directly before dumping in the ramen flavoring packet?

i build a lot of race motors and bikes think fun is the game love the chanal

Could I please get a list of ingredients. Would be fun just to try it. Thanks

Yeah!

I had to instantly like the video when i seen the hot sauce 🤣🤣🤣 u had me dying!

My God! This worked a treat on my friend's KTM seat. After years of fertility treatment, just one ride after the annealing process on his old seat and voila! Quadruplet daughters! (I haven't told him about the potential ding his riding time is going to take, but one thing at a time.) Thanks, again, Ichiban!

Awesome stuff! I also liked that ichiban metric drive you sent to your buddy!

So if I would want to do this for record player idler tires, should I use the same sauce packets or something else?

Ichiban you are the best. I had fight with my wife last night, I saw your video and now my jaws are hurting after laughing so muchhhhh.

you can soften rubber with silicone spray. spray it until it's soaked then place it inside a tgt plastic bag for one week. repeat the procedure until you are satisfied. you can use garbage bag. after that boil it for five minutes then it's back to life. you don't need to buy all that crap to restore rubber.

4:37 - Taco Bell Hot Sauce is the actual "secret ingredient" here people!

you're slick

That's pretty funny, you had me going for a while. Except for the wintergreen oil, the active part of you potion, the others do not exist.

great show! :D :D :D

Will this work on rubber machete handles? I have an older machete I want to bring to life for display; and yes it is dull.

Where can I purchase one of those metric carburetor tweakers? I just got a new water powered carburetor but all I have is a standard tweaker.

Dislocation of the molecules : bad ass !

Hi Ichiban, does it work for door rubber seal?

good

How about a large tank for aged tires that still have enough tread?

Hi, I watch your instructional video's all the time and I am almost at the point of becoming a master of mechanical engineering due to your instructions. I have not yet earned any money from do work to your specs , but obviously this will come in the future once word gets around that I can replicate your type of work.living in the united kingdom we have never head teachers of your kind to show us how its done ..We are now transfixed at your instructional video's and to watch this rubber re-juvinator has been fantastic.could this also be applied to old cracked tyres ?

You know, and I don't want to make a whole big thing about it or anything, but I race Internationally and specialize in the Top Class at the High Bank Turns of Daytona. I've been in the ICU at Halifax Memorial Hospital since the big crash. I'm trying to get the Cafe Racer bent back into place and straightened out. Railing around the High Bank Turns at Top Speed, knowing that so many Sweet Chicks are watching, and finishing on the Podium and celebrating in the Winners Circle is what it's all about. You know, and I'm sure everyone remembers, Barry Sheene met and married Stephanie McLean, the 1971 Penthouse Pet of the Year. I didn't see her there this year but was hoping to meet the Stunning Wanda "Jelly Fingers" Welch. What a Sweetheart and was the February 1978 Teazer of the Month in Screw Magazine. After I get done with Physical Therapy I wouldn't mind Calling First for Sloppy Seconds with her. Anyway, when truing the rear wheel I found that the tire tube was punctured in several locations. I'm hoping that the crew at Itchy Bonn Moto can work some of their Chemistry Wizardry on the tube, with the annealing and rejuvenating process, and get my bike back on the track next spring. If Itchy can get the tube soft and supple again, something similar to what I can only imagine Mrs. Jelly Fingers has on the other side of that string bikini, then I can apply another set of patches over the other many patch repairs. Also, a little secret, I dust the tube with Nickel Town Customs Synthetic Baby Powder to minimize scuffing and oxidation. Thanks to my good friends at Itchy Bonn Moto. I'm hoping to get a few Stickers out of the deal too. And, please turn the tube repair around quickly and bill me to my home address in Winnetka. Thanks Itchy.

Impressive. Don't know whether to clap or cry

"Never touch these without an oven mitt" ::picks it up with a gardening glove:: Seriously though thanks for the video. This is cool to learn.

What is seal oil and replenisher and what do you put in the syringe

Do you have a link to the ingredients?