Keep the old bikes rolling.
Sheffield's club for British classics — BSA, Triumph, Norton and the rest, built before 1985, ridden hard today.
Who we are
Oil under the fingernails, miles under the wheels
We're Classic Iron MCC. We own, restore and ride British motorcycles made before 1985 — BSA, Triumph, Norton, AJS, Velocette. Some of our bikes are show-ready. Plenty are in bits. All of them matter.
We meet monthly at the Cocked Hat, ride into Derbyshire and the Peaks all summer, and argue about magneto timing the rest of the year. Just bought your first classic? Running or not, bring it. You've found the right people.
What you get for turning up
No committees worth dreading. Just bikes, roads, and people who know their way around a seized engine.
Monthly meets at the Cocked Hat
First-rate company, terrible opinions on carburettors, and someone who's already fixed whatever's wrong with your bike.
Summer runs into the Peaks
Proper Sunday rides through Derbyshire — old roads, old bikes, and a café stop where the car park fills with chrome.
Restoration know-how on tap
Stuck on pre-unit electrics or hunting a gearbox part? Decades of collective experience, freely shared.
The autumn show
Once a year, members roll out their best work — frame-up rebuilds, barn finds brought back, and the bikes that nearly beat us.
From the workshop
Restoration timelines, wiring fixes, parts-hunting tips and the best roads out of Sheffield — written by members who've done it.
Finding parts for pre-1980 British bikes in 2025
Suppliers, patterns and the forums where people still know what they're talking about.
10 June 2026
Best roads for a Sunday run from Sheffield
Five routes our members keep coming back to, and why.
10 June 2026
Pre-unit Triumph electrics — common faults and fixes
The Zener diode, the Boyer ignition, and why your lights dim at idle.
10 June 2026
BSA A65 twin: a restoration timeline
Two years, one engine rebuild, and more chrome polish than I care to admit.
10 June 2026
Got a British classic in the garage?
Running or not, it counts. Come along to the next meet at the Cocked Hat and see what we're about.