I have clearly become obsessed with motorcycles. I passed my motorcycle safety foundation course last weekend, and Rosie is now running – although I have yet to actually have a date with her, since she’s living across the city at my boyfriend’s house. But there is little else I can think about than vintage Yamaha bikes. Etsy seller StillsofTime has some really incredible vintage ads:

I love this one. Note the "as seen in" notation in the upper right.

Cute, right? I’m already thinking about my next purchase, a 1965… well, let’s wait until I ride this one for a while.

Also, just real quick:

His and hers.

My deep affection for all things vintage has finally spilled over into the transportation category, and yesterday I bought this equal-parts-badass-and-adorable machine. She’s a 1971 Yamaha AT1 Enduro, and I have this weird urge to call her Rosie.