Exclusive • Scorpa 2023
ALL NEW ON TRIAL EXCLUSIVE: SCORPA 2023
After the excitement that surrounded the official launch of the new – as in brand new – Scorpa in association with the Sherco brand in September 2022 in Italy, it has shall we say, all gone a little quiet. The talk at the presentation was about production machines available by the end of the year; as we know, none appeared. We are led to believe the main reason was the component supply to produce a production run for general sale — a far greater task than you would expect. It is quite understandable, considering post-pandemic global problems and the war in Russia and Ukraine. However, unbeknown to the general public, a new ‘Pre-Series Production’ 2023 Scorpa had been running in the Lake District at the base of the official UK importers Birkett Motosport since late September 2022. Heavily disguised and tested in secret, Nigel had some of his UK-supported riders testing the new machine. The brief was to put 100 hours of riding on the machine to iron out any problems. Scorpa were new to fuel injection on two-stroke trials machines. With Birkett’s superior knowledge in this area of the trials engine, they knew they had the right man, as you are about to uncover as we put the all-new Scorpa on trial with our number-one test rider, Michael Brown. Words: John Hulme, Nigel Birkett, Michael Brown • Pictures: Trials Media, Scorpa 28
April-May 2023 • Trial Magazine
