Thanks Dale, that explains it pretty well...
When I bought my ST it had HIDs fitted and the previous owner reckoned they were the bees knees...
I reckon they were bloody awful with the spread of light all over the place.
Yes, they were bright but I got sick of oncoming cars "flashing" me so I ripped them out, put the halogen bulbs in and now I enjoy riding at night.
What surprised me was that it passed a roadworthy with the HIDs fitted as, if the mechanic had done his job properly it shouldn't have...