My wife moved in here about a year before I did (I had to stay in VA for another year). I worked for a few months down in Texas, so I hauled my motorcycle down there with me. On my return trip to VA, I took the bike off my truck and parked it in the garage here. When I went to load it back up, the rear cylinder wasn't firing for some reason.
So, I messed with it for a while, and found that when I'd open up the throttle a little, it would fire. So, I did that for a minute or two, just revving it a little--not much at all. Now, my bike is a little loud, but i wasn't racing the engine or anything. So, my buddy and I pulled the plugs, and cleaned and replaced them. That seemed to fix it, so I rode it up the street and back. I got on it pretty good for just a second. Then I ran it up the ramp, and me and my buddy commenced to strapping it down.
At this point, the guy across the street came out on his pront porch and started screaming "IT WORKS! THE F#####G THING WORKS!!" over and over again. Me and my buddy stood up (still in the bed of my truck). I said, "Sorry, it wasn't firing on the back cylinder. We were working on it. I shouldn't have gotten on it like that though....sorry 'bout that. I wasn't thinking."
"THE F####ING THING WORKS!! THE GODDAMN THING WORKS!!!" he says, still on his porch. He's looks like he's got spittle flying from his mouth....he looks like he about to explode. My buddy and I looked at each other, and back at him. "THE GODDAMN THING WORKS!!!!" We just stood there blinking at him for a minute, and he finally turns around and goes back in the house.
Now, in Virginia, my neighbors were mostly motorheads, and didn't give a damn. I honestly wasn't thinking when I romped on it, and I told the guy I was sorry. But to stand there and scream like a madman? Please. That was about 2 years ago, and not a word has passed between me and that *********. I think he's a closet drunk. I just got my bike back on the road after all this time today. He drove up as I was washing it. He never even looked at me.
My other neighbors are older folks. They're not very friendly, but they keep to themselves. Works for me!!