It's all the way through Yea I'll most likely go for an aftermarket replacement...anyways, you're in Jakarta?!?!? Dude, let's meet up!
no news of the replacement radiator...no hope to save the headlight...I'm reeeaaallly tempted to chop this bike. no kidding
Well after I was rear ended @ 35-40mph in a hit & run while sitting at a red light, I had to replace mine and if I remember correctly, it ran me about $310-$340USD after taxes, from my local dealer!
Anything other than stock has to be an improvement. Due to various technical issues with bikes ended up well after dark in the middle of nowhere in Morocco. KTM and Husky lights were useless so we all crowded up behind a guy on a BMW GS...not brilliant but way better than the rest. Get 20 yards behind and you were riding in the dark. Still good practice for off-road riding as you hit every hazard out there as you couldn't see it to avoid it.
Once I took my bike out and adjusted the headlight in the dark the beam pattern is much improved. The side mounting screws had to be all the way in the back of the slots and the top screw pretty tight to get the beam on the ground instead of the sky. The low beam has a nice wide spread now and is useable. .
Auxiliary LED's are the answer. Obnoxiously bright, very little draw, almost no heat. ADVMonster They also make a H4 LED replacement that should give you less heat, not sure if it would have saved your headlight / bag... http://stores.advmonster.com/h4-led-headlight/
I got mine from a vendor on ADV. http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=926884 Pretty much the same as his ADVMONSTERs (did you click his link). Either of these midels are about as bright as you can put on a bike.
Nice. I picture those with a central Amber led and a strip down the side. Would make awesome driving/signal light. Oh, and same as dyno bob. I picked my TE te up used, and the headlight was pointed at the sky. Had to loosen the side bolts and push the headlight all the way back to get it right. Its got pretty good beam now. Not FJR bright, but good for a dualsport.
Britannia Composites, Lynx fairing. Great projector headlights and an adjustable windscreen. Makes a huge difference in usable light, the stock reflector puts out this angled spider web like light pattern, the projectors on the Lynx (with or without HID upgrade) put out nice smooth light with a clear cut off so you don't blind oncoming drivers. http://www.britanniacomposites.com/index.php/productmenu/lynxmenu
It's also a great fairing and takes most of the pressure off your torso at highway speeds. I know some folks have stronger core muscles to deal with the wind but for commuting and/or long distance travel it reduces a lot of fatigue. The nice headlights are just a bonus
