Halogen bulbs are the way to go. I fitted one to my XT (can't remember the rating, but same as standard) and it made a huge difference. Basically from 'crap' to 'acceptable'.
Remember that as long as you keep to the same bulb rating (i.e. wattage), then you won't be drawing any more current than normal, so nothing will burn out. The difference is that with halogen bulbs more of the energy is turned into light and less into heat.
This month's RiDE magazine has a review of halogen bulbs.
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