Quote by: Country Rob
I just picked up a clean, used BMW R1200GS and love it. But after a month or so of exploring the northeast Thai roads – on and off the pavement – there's only one problem. I love riding at night, but the stock lights don't illuminate things up ahead nearly as well as I'd like – nothing like the setup on my 4x4 Toyota Hilux Vigo, which wears a pair of Hella Model 500 lights on its roof. I'd like something similar for the BMW R1200GS.
Hopefully something more compact, which probably means an HID setup. Most of the kits I've seen aren't exactly cheap, but I don't mind spending a few thousand baht to really see where I'm going, Can't steer around what I can't see, you know? Most of the locals seem to travel on small scooters, or four wheels where IO ride, especially after dark. Hitting something on two wheels is bad enough. You don't want to know what a motorcycle looks like after slamming into 500 kilogram of sleepwalking water-buffalo. Don't ask how I know. Any wisdom anybody can pass along would be sincerely appreciated and scrupulously applied.