Hi
You are right I also have noticed a bit less light close to the bike but I have not found it a problem even though I do a lot of miles on dark unlit roads.
I tend to try to look well ahead including the road surface though and keep speed down a bit so I am confident I will not come across any unexpected hazards that close to me.
Generally I find the illumination in the mid to far distance excellent and also use high beam wherever there is an opurtunity to do so to improve even it even more.
My feeling is that if anything appeared that close to the bike and I had not already taken account of in my riding plan I probably would not have the time or skills to avoid it anyway.
Having discussed led lights with other people the most common comments I have heard are that led lights although giving a good bright light tend not to give as wide a spread as more conventional bulbs.
I doubt that Honda would see this as a fault though as opposed to a characteristic of led lights.
Have you considered fitting auxiliary lights to improve close up illumination. There seem to be quite a few available on eBay although I am not sure where exactly they could be mounted unless you have crash bars of fashion some sort of bracket yourself. Honda show some in their accessories brochure attached to their own crash bars but do not list prices unfortunately.
Let us know how you get on.
