View Poll Results: A poll
$60k to $70k
0
0%
Voters: 229. You may not vote on this poll
What would you call "rich"?
Elite HDF Member
Joined: Feb 2006
Posts: 3,515
Likes: 6
From:
RE: What would you call "rich"?
ORIGINAL: BiggestDawg
To me Rich is not money. Money makes one wealthy if managed correctly. Being Rich is having your home, family and friends and no regrets. Looking at it that way I am very Rich but not very wealthy. What does RUB mean?
To me Rich is not money. Money makes one wealthy if managed correctly. Being Rich is having your home, family and friends and no regrets. Looking at it that way I am very Rich but not very wealthy. What does RUB mean?
RE: What would you call "rich"?
ORIGINAL: gunrunner
R.U.B stands for RICH URBAN BIKER.
ORIGINAL: BiggestDawg
To me Rich is not money. Money makes one wealthy if managed correctly. Being Rich is having your home, family and friends and no regrets. Looking at it that way I am very Rich but not very wealthy. What does RUB mean?
To me Rich is not money. Money makes one wealthy if managed correctly. Being Rich is having your home, family and friends and no regrets. Looking at it that way I am very Rich but not very wealthy. What does RUB mean?
Advanced
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 78
Likes: 0
From:
RE: What would you call "rich"?
We are "rich" with the knowledge of what riding is all about. We have a "wealth" of knowledge taught to us by the great people on this forum.
We have five rides between two of us, only one not paid for.We live paycheck to paycheck, haveenough money in the bank to take a weekend trip if we get lucky enough to betake a couple of days a month off from our business and working like dogs to be able to enjoy what we have worked so hard to get.
Income and money in the bank are totally different than being rich and wealthy.
A RUB trailers instead of rides.
We are just plain bikers, day in and dayout and areproud of it.
Live to Ride, Ride to Live!!!!
We have five rides between two of us, only one not paid for.We live paycheck to paycheck, haveenough money in the bank to take a weekend trip if we get lucky enough to betake a couple of days a month off from our business and working like dogs to be able to enjoy what we have worked so hard to get.
Income and money in the bank are totally different than being rich and wealthy.
A RUB trailers instead of rides.
We are just plain bikers, day in and dayout and areproud of it.
Live to Ride, Ride to Live!!!!
Account Retired
Joined: Feb 2006
Posts: 2,448
Likes: 8
From: On Parole - Grays Creek, North Carolina
RE: What would you call "rich"?
The guy living in a box under the bridge thinks I'm rich, I think the guy living in a mansion a mile from me is rich, he thinks Donald Trump is rich.........who knows
Gary D.
Gary D.
Thread Starter
|
Tourer
Joined: Jun 2006
Posts: 316
Likes: 2
From:
RE: What would you call "rich"?
ORIGINAL: gunrunner
You guys act like being a RUB is a bad thing, thats another thing that shows you are one. Face it, Its not a bad thing to be able to aquire these toys and all the expense that goes with them, but to the many that work 9-5 day in/day out and can't get ahead of even their utility bills we are RUB'S. To us, a real RUB is the guy who trailers to every destination over a hundred miles away. Buys everything harley sells from his boxers on out. Tries to look like trump during the week and a hells Angel on weekends. LOL
You guys act like being a RUB is a bad thing, thats another thing that shows you are one. Face it, Its not a bad thing to be able to aquire these toys and all the expense that goes with them, but to the many that work 9-5 day in/day out and can't get ahead of even their utility bills we are RUB'S. To us, a real RUB is the guy who trailers to every destination over a hundred miles away. Buys everything harley sells from his boxers on out. Tries to look like trump during the week and a hells Angel on weekends. LOL
The term RUB is mostly used in an insulting manner, so its easy to see why some think its a bad thing.
I dont feel that this (owning aharley)is only a rich man domain. At lunch, I checked the local paper classified ads. There was 6 harleys listed for under $10K. I am not talking about taking food out of the kids mouths, but if Joe Lunchbox really wanted to ride, there are plenty of options.
Buta lot of guys have bought into the notion that if you cannot wheel the latest, or most 'out-there' bike, then its not even worth trying. And for them to sit on the sidelines,stewing in their jealously, and calling me a RUB as an insult because I have what they cannot... well that really rubs me the wrong way (pun intended) They sure as hell dont see the 3 straight years of night school, 5 nights a week, (while working 50-60 hours a week), getting my degree, 10 years of taking crap jobs with 75+% travel earning my spurs, and all that I sacraficed in getting to where I am now. To them, I am just an undeserving bastard who got lucky.
But that being said, your definition of a "real RUB" is the most truthful thing I have read in a while.
Tim
Seasoned HDF Member
Joined: Feb 2006
Posts: 6,680
Likes: 602
From: South Florida
HD Forum Stories
The Best of Harley-Davidson for Lifelong Riders
7 Times Harley-Davidson Chucked Tradition Out the Window
Verdad Gallardo
7 Surprising Harley-Davidson Products that Are Not Motorcycles
Verdad Gallardo
8 Best Harley-Davidson Motorcycles Ever
Pouria Savadkouei
10 Worst Harley-Davidson Motorcycles Ever
Pouria Savadkouei
Killer Custom's Jail Break Is The Breakout That Refused to Blend In
Verdad Gallardo
Crazy Bunderbike Build Looks Amazing, But Is It Impossible to Ride?
Verdad Gallardo
Harley-Davidson Reveals Super Cool Cafe Racer Concept
Verdad Gallardo
Engraved Rebellion: Inside Bundnerbike's Glam Rock II
Verdad Gallardo
10 Motorcycles You Should Never Buy
Joe Kucinski
Outstanding HDF Member
Joined: Oct 2005
Posts: 2,002
Likes: 4
From: toontown
RE: What would you call "rich"?
Long live the RUB. I praise thee. For it is you that buys every conceivable goody for your bike and when complete buy a new one. I praise thee for it is you that makes it possible for me to buy a low mileage decorated late model Harley at a reasonable price. Thank you RUB.
Elite HDF Member
Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 4,813
Likes: 6
From: Rio Grande Valley-Texas
RE: What would you call "rich"?
I am a factory worker by day and an Army Reservist in my "Spare Time". I saved my Combat pay up from my last tour in the Sandbox for a down payment on my toy. My wife works hard also and loves to ride. She has been riding with me for over 23 years. Guess that makes me RICH.