Hello Bikereurope,
It kind of depends on what you are used to for performance and budget.
I had the progressive springs and steel braided lines on stock components for the longest time. It was an improvement.
But..... Riding modern bikes had spoiled me a bit so I sourced a complete front end from a Suzuki DRZ (wheel/brakes/forks w. heavy springs) and made it all fit.
Big improvement.
If you are looking for big gains in Braking/suspension performance swapping parts is the answer. If you are happy with a mild improvement, work with what you have.
Is you're brake disk true? Is the rubber hose original?
You describe the brakes as being hard to press/not smooth. By this do you mean, lacking feeling(wooden) in application? Or lacking power? or both?
Good luck,
Pawlie
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