Worst headlight ever.

[pdedse]

So I took the 2017 EX out the evening before last for a short ride before the snow set in here and for the first time on the bike, I happened to get back just a touch after sundown. What I experienced was downright scary. The LED headlight on the EX has to be the worst headlight ever to grace a motorcycle, LED or not. It is a silly afterthought and really not up to Honda's design and engineering standards. The small rectangle of illumination was completely inadequate. Once I got closer to home where the street lights are few and far between, I found myself laughing incredulously in between white knuckling my grips in the sweeping turns where I struggled to even see the road at all.

Has anyone here replaced their EX headlight by chance? Is it even possible?

I would love to go back to the incandescent light that was on my 2014 Std. That was a wonderful light by comparison. I can say that until the light on this bike is sorted, I will only ever take it out in daylight, or else be on the FJR if I have to ride after dark. Heck, the FJR headlight is better than most cars I have owned. What was Honda thinking?

And here I thought it was my eyes! I don't ride much at night because I don't have to. Sometimes I'll purposefully get on the Portland freeways on a late warm summer night with not much traffic just to have some fun. But those are lit up pretty well, cars' tail lights help, painted reflective stripes, curves are gentle, long and sweeping...so I don't notice.

But several months ago, stayed longer at work than expected and rode home on the '17EX and was on my normal 2 lane nearly-country-ish route and thought, wow, can't see squat! Thought it was just my darkened face shield. Few days later, tried again with my clear shield and it was lots better. But maybe that difference was similar to one used to drinking cheap wine trying a mediocre one, and not even realizing fine wines exist.

Next opportunity, I think I'll ride the 'EX, my w800 and then the DR650 back-to-back-to-back at night along the same streets to compare.