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Old May 10, 2012 | 05:38 PM
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If all you RUB's would send me $10 ? I could make it thru the year.... Thanks!!
 
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The RUB thing is just a shitty attitude of people of lower income/class towards folks that are better off. There is nothing to being a biker. There is no magic or special skill. You buy a bike, ride it, you're a biker. It's pretty simple really.
This is light years from being fact. Simply buying a motorcycle and riding it a little bit in no way, shape or form, makes someone a biker.
A RUB is someone with a lot of money who jumps on the Harley- Davidson bandwagon for the prestige. The motorcycle he buys spends much more time in the garage than on the road and within 2 or 3 years is sold because the thrill is gone. The thrill is never gone with a biker.
 
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Originally Posted by an Uncouth Barbarian
This is light years from being fact. Simply buying a motorcycle and riding it a little bit in no way, shape or form, makes someone a biker.
A RUB is someone with a lot of money who jumps on the Harley- Davidson bandwagon for the prestige. The motorcycle he buys spends much more time in the garage than on the road and within 2 or 3 years is sold because the thrill is gone. The thrill is never gone with a biker.
That's your definition, and it sounds good. Unfortunately there are others out there with a different opinion. For example, there are those out there that think anyone who who works in an office isn't worthy of owning and riding a Harley and are therefore RUBs.
 
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If all you RUB's would send me $10 ? I could make it thru the year.... Thanks!!
Originally Posted by zeus33
That's your definition, and it sounds good. Unfortunately there are others out there with a different opinion. For example, there are those out there that think anyone who who works in an office isn't worthy of owning and riding a Harley and are therefore RUBs.
So what about the 10 bucks, bro??
 
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That's your definition, and it sounds good. Unfortunately there are others out there with a different opinion. For example, there are those out there that think anyone who who works in an office isn't worthy of owning and riding a Harley and are therefore RUBs.
i think you're not a biker if you let this **** bother you
 
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So what about the 10 bucks, bro??
i just sent you IOU for $20
 
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Is there a 12 step program for this RUB thing?
 
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i just sent you IOU for $20
BWAHahahahaha
 
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Originally Posted by alkay191
i think you're not a biker if you let this **** bother you

No, I'm not a biker according to twisted's definition, never have been never will.

The RUB thing bothers me, only because there are people in my life that have that attitude. There isn't much I can do about it.
 



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