The Final Frontier

There is palpable excitement in the workshop this month as ‘The Beast’, as my beloved Godier Genoud Z1300 A5 is better known in the Ferrand household, can finally sniff the scent of Tarmac.

There is a list of final fettlings to be carried out and I could not allow myself to rush any element of the final preparation, but I was truly animated and full of nervous trepidation knowing that true elation was so close at hand.

First up was to re-repair one of the chrome-plated side panels covering the air-box, which these days are as rare as rocking horse poop. One of the mounting pegs had been broken off in the past, as so often happens with side panels, usually when being tugged in the wrong direction by someone with more muscle mass than cerebral activity. It had been previously repaired, but sadly the bond had failed. I decided to use Supa-fix, which is basically a high-quality industrial cyanoacrylate glue (Super Glue) and a filler powder. It is a great way not only to