I have the same set-up as Deadeye.
Tried HID but removed it in the end for the reasons regarding legality Devic mentioned and also because the light was too blue (6000k, 4300k is better) and it drew a lot of power on start up. The beam wasn't great (thanks to the reflector staying the same) so all in all I didn't feel that the improvement in light output over aforementioned Osrams or Philips Xtremes (used both, both good) was worth it.
I have led spotlights mounted on my crashbars that I use as high beams when I'm riding on unlit roads without any traffic - they're too powerful to be useful for anything other than that so not that useful day to day in all honesty, but a revelation in the rare event I'm caught out in pitch darkness. I want to get my mitts on a Fazer 400 headlight unit which is supposedly much better, I'm going to try track one down on my next visit to Japan.
Apart from that I have looked into modifying the headlight unit to house 2x Hella 90mm bi-halogen (ie dipped + high) projector units but decided the cost and potential complexity installing them would not make it worthwhile. The advantage of those are that they are ECE-approved, road legal and the spread and power of light is good. The disadvantage is that they cost £200 and you'll have to carve up a headlight unit to fit them inside.
Tried HID but removed it in the end for the reasons regarding legality Devic mentioned and also because the light was too blue (6000k, 4300k is better) and it drew a lot of power on start up. The beam wasn't great (thanks to the reflector staying the same) so all in all I didn't feel that the improvement in light output over aforementioned Osrams or Philips Xtremes (used both, both good) was worth it.
I have led spotlights mounted on my crashbars that I use as high beams when I'm riding on unlit roads without any traffic - they're too powerful to be useful for anything other than that so not that useful day to day in all honesty, but a revelation in the rare event I'm caught out in pitch darkness. I want to get my mitts on a Fazer 400 headlight unit which is supposedly much better, I'm going to try track one down on my next visit to Japan.
Apart from that I have looked into modifying the headlight unit to house 2x Hella 90mm bi-halogen (ie dipped + high) projector units but decided the cost and potential complexity installing them would not make it worthwhile. The advantage of those are that they are ECE-approved, road legal and the spread and power of light is good. The disadvantage is that they cost £200 and you'll have to carve up a headlight unit to fit them inside.