Went for my first night ride the other night, flipped to high beam and quickly flipped back to low beam. It's almost like a fog light, disperses to the sides, but high in front with very little distance penetration into the darkness. Would NOT recommend using it if traveling more than 20 mph.
I say "almost" because i do like having the little modulate button for giving traffic the heads up that i exist at intersections.
May have to remedy the high beam bulb at some point....