Discretion is the key to......
Being of a somewhat advanced age (57), I use discretion all the time. Now days, there are cops (meter maids) lurking everywhere and our present economy (declining) has put more meter maids on the street where they lurk in wait of unsuspecting speeders to add to their respective communities waining revenues.
In my line of work, tickets are points and points can and will contribute to loss of employment which, quite frankly I can't afford either monetarily or emotionally.
Here in Michigan (and I presume other states too), points on your license cause an abrupt increase in insurance premiums and eventual cancellation of coverage and then the onset of high risk and high premium insurance (read boo-coo money).
Consequently, discretion must, at all times be employed to insure that you, as an insured get no tickets. My Rocket displays the same behavior but only I can cause that to happen. Lack of discretion transmitted to the right hand will cause untold financial loss.
I've always had a penchant for speed. I've been 190 in a cage on the freeway and when I was a kid (young, dumb and full of c*m), I had a '66 Vette that would do 150 with the top down (read hang on tight or you'll get sucked right out). My last sled would run out at 150 plus on frozen lakes and run 0-60 in 2.5 seconds and I used it regularly but that's scary so it went bye, bye.
I know the Rocket will go. It's not a 'Busa and it's not a lawn mower (read Hardley) either. Knowing in your mind and coming to terms with your wallet and the insurance company as well as not wanting to give contributions to the local law enforcement (that's a laugh, protecting the people and upholding the law...not, giving speeding tickets and eating doughnuts and generally spending the taxpayers money...yes) is something that has to be in your mind and controlling the impulse to twist the quarter turn throttle grip, every time you take the R3 out.
Any motorcycle of reasonable displacement will eat a car for lunch in a stoplight drag, not just the Rocket and in the scheme of things, the Rocket is just middle of the road in terms of performance. The R3's forte' is comfort, cruiseability and long range driving in a performance package coupled with distinctive (love it or hate it) looks.
You have to weigh your continued love of riding it against what is going to happen when you license no longer is valid because of your indiscretion with your right hand.
Having said that, I practice discretion all the time and I haven't had a moving violation citation in 17 years. I was also nominated safe drive of the year in 2006 for the company I work at my day job for. That's an accomplishment seeing as I drive on the average of 150,000 miles each year in all kinds of weather.