I live in an HOA controlled neighborhood, but it is low-middle income, so the rules are REALLY relaxed. Basically, if you take care of your home like a good home owner, there won't be any trouble. My bike has a race exhaust, which according to my wife is one of the quieter exhausts in our neighborhood. My bike is one of a dozen or more, so I don't feel like a trouble maker. I do make sure the get the bike out of the garage before starting it, so the garage doesn't act like a resonating chamber.