Turning Japanese: Ed Turner remodels the CX500

Whenever a new Ed Turner build hits our desks, we do a double take. Karl Renoult—the enigmatic Frenchman behind the brand—certainly has a knack for the audacious. Luckily, Karl also has the skills to back up his over-active imagination. But when a new client went to him with a very specific idea of what he wanted, he had trouble reining himself in. “Kevin provided me with an entire folder of photos and diagrams,” says Karl. “It was well put together...but too limiting!” Kevin's first request was to base the build on a Honda CX500. Karl felt that a Moto Guzzi...