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I agree that the lights are weak. Came back from a little ride around town the other night (first night out) and couldn't believe how weak the light was, flipped to high beam and it got worse.
There is another thread floating around on the same topic. I was reading it a little and many are commenting on the effect of the more powerful light vs the actual headlight assembly.
What I got out of it was that the refelctivity of the housing probably has a bigger impact than a swap in bulb. For the cost i think I would attempt a bulb swap before I did a housing swap.
I have yet to do either as its too damn cold for me in the evenings to really enjoy getting out for a ride.
sounds to me like they are aimed too high - as if the hi-beams are pointing at the sky. If you play with them and still aren't happy, there are replacement xenon lamps out there.
My train was the same way - too high. I had to adjust it to my liking.
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