I've never found the Griso's headlight to be lacking. It's the best headlight of all the bikes I've owned which may not be saying much since all of my bikes have had traditional round headlights (Harleys, Ducatis, Guzzis, BMWs, Hondas from the 70s-80's). So the Griso is the most modern bike I've ridden at night. When I still had my 2005 Ducati Monster 1000S I was amazed at how much brighter the Griso's headlight was when ridden back to back. It really lit up the side of the road. It made me feel safer because I felt that I might have a chance at seeing deer on the side.