PGO Cevennes Water Snake concept gets detailed

Features a BMW-sourced 1.6-liter engine

PGO has released some new details about their Cevennes Water Snake concept that originally debuted at the Shanghai Motor Show.

Dressed in blue carbon, the concept closely resembles the standard Cevennes but is distinguished by new headlights, LED daytime running lights and 18-inch aluminum wheels with Michelin Pilot Sport Cup tires.

The interior is nicely equipped with leather upholstery, carbon fiber trim and a flat-bottomed steering wheel. We can also see metallic accents and a Pioneer infotainment system.

Power is provided by a BMW-sourced 1.6-liter four-cylinder engine that develops 184 HP (135 kW) and 240 Nm (177 lb-ft) of torque. It is connected to a six-speed manual transmission that should enable the concept to hit a top speed of 225 km/h (140 mph).

Source: PGO and Motor Authority

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BMW C 600 Sport RR by Panda Moto

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We don’t talk a lot about scooters here, so you know that when we do it has to be something special. French company Panda Moto - a BMW dealership from Burgundy - presents its own rendition of the BMW C 600 Sport maxi scooter, offered in a new ‘racing’ guise curated by Panda Moto’s main man Benjamin Dupont. The basic idea was to give the BMW C 600 Sport some specific connotation inspired by the S1000RR Superbike - from which it got the ‘RR tag’ as well as the classic ‘racing’ colors of the German brand - but things went a little out of hand in the process as the number of fine components used for the model ultimately precluded any possibility of make it road legal. That’s not necessarily a bad thing though.

Special graphics aside, the changes that immediately catch the eye of this BMW C 600 Sport RR are the new silencer specifically designed for Panda Moto by Akrapovic, a pair of 6-piston front calipers by Beringer, recalibrated fork by Panda Moto, a cool Ohlins S46 schock at the back, the new deflectors, Michelin Power Pure tires and a new saddle made ​​by specialist Yves Moillo. Benjamin Dupont however did not stop here, and went on to ‘touch’ the mechanics as well: the cylinder head was in fact modified, the speed controller replaced replaced and the final drive chain shortened.

In these images published by Scooter-System.fr you can see that the model is already on display at Panda Moto’s atelier, but the work on the BMW C 600 Sport RR is not finished yet: it will soon receive ‘Streetbike-like’ handlebars by Rizoma, a high performance air filter and a brand new air-box. Hopefully, once the work is done, Panda Moto will also release some performance figure.

Valentino Rossi's 2013 Mugello tribute helmet

Every year for the Mugello GP Valentino Rossi debuts a special helmet design for his home race. This season the Italian picked one of his several trademark symbols, a bright green turtle, that features his blue eyes.

The helmet graphics on the AGV Pista GP were designed by Aldo Drudi and Rossi once again makes fun of himself, as the turtle represents the fact that he is still slow and and unable to be catch Dani Pedrosa, Marc Marque and team mate Jorge Lorenzo who are also designed on the helmet. They are three styled men with a fourth man colored yellow that is Rossi, who is a little farther behind and chasing after them. On the back of the lid there’s his two dogs, Cecilia and Cesare.

The turtle was the first ever ‘mascot’ that Rossi used when he was racing as a little kid in minimotos. The story behind the turtle was that mom Stefania Palma was so worn down by his requests to buy him a stuffed turtle that had suction cups on its paws, after he saw it in a store, that she finally gave in. He then stuck the turtle on the top of his lid and raced with it (see the video after the jump) The turtle became so important that he later had it tattooed near his hip, with his racing number on the shell.

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