(...) the brakes are great they work pretty good I still have that drag I know there's going to be some Dragon but it's kind of stiff
sorry but, for me, that is a contradiction in terms
either they work very well
or you have some unwanted resistance (drag?) / kind of stiff(ness?)
my recomendation - for gen1, tokico calipers (100% equal to some kawa calipers) - would be to put them into pieces (all pistons and seals out) and clean the calipers as deep as possible.
the grooves of the seals in the gen1 calipers and the seals themselves become soiled / encrusted
(see this horror pic
, taken of a ´99 , mai 2020)
over approx. 30 - 35,000 km that the pistons can no longer move in and out with ease.
this causes the spongy / stiff feeling when pulling the lever.
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a bit basics to
front brakes and their hoses
the best result you will have with steel braided hoses
the best hoses you can use are two loooong hoses from pump to each caliper
the cross over hose is a kind of collector of air bubbles
because it is the highest point where the bubbles collect
and what can´t be bleeded without bigger works.
the 2 longs are always going upwards to the pump and its reservoir so the do a kind of self-bleeding.
by this the danger of air in the hose is definitely zero - only inside the calipers can stay / resist a little bubble if the bleeding is not done at its best.
with 2 longs the spongyness find its end.