I work as a lighting technician in the motion picture buisness and use LED lights. The LED's do not throw the light very far, the reflector is going to have to do that. They are bright to look at, but as far as light output at say 100', they are going to fall short of a traditional quartz bulb or even an HID. I have an HID on my bike and like it as far as people seing me, but as far as performance (seeing far ahead), I think the upgraded HD unit is better. JMO