Also,
FWIW... the newest, best, top-O-the line Osram Silver Star Ultra H7 is PALE in comparison to this beast. The Halogen is an efficient and proven light source, but still suffers from the fact it has a filament. The energy that is put into the halogen is only used in maybe 50% of the light that comes out. Meaning, the other 50% of energy is wasted in the form of heat. HID's are NON FILAMENT. An extremely high voltage current is passed thru xenon and other gasses which convert about 90% of the available energy to light. The HID's run a lot cooler and do not suffer from a filament breaking as there is not one to break. Also, by varying the voltage and or gas composition, the various degrees of kelvin are achieved. This is also something that is not really achievable with halogen natively. The glass is tinted blue to create the HID effect. Long story short, the insane brightness has been mentioned. People DO notice me MUCH more now. The non-standard color coupled with the extreme intensity makes for one hard to miss motorcycle. If your pissed looking at my head light, then your AWARE of me, and thus I am a tad safer.
Scott