Voodoo Bantu Upgrade Help

Hi Everyone,
I am new to the forum and have searched around and couldn't really see any other threads about this.
I bought a Voodoo Bantu on Gumtree last September (2012 version with the Raidon air fork). The bike is great and I recently bought some new Mavic wheels and Panaracer tyres. These made a MASSIVE difference to the way the bike handles and rolls, almost feels like a new bike.
I would like to upgrade the bike regularly and wondered what you guys thought would be the next best upgrade? I cannot find exact specs for my bike but from what I can see, nearly everything on it is standard stuff for a cheap bike so your answers would have to be quite general. The front mech I think is super cheap SIS model and the rear mech is only Acera so wondered if they were worth upgrading to XT, SLX etc or should I upgrade these parts as and when they fail?
I was thinking new handlebars, saddle and seat post would be the next upgrade as all seem fairly cheap standard ones and some weight could be lost replacing these?
I do hardly any road cycling, mostly ride in the Yorkshire Dales XC or on trails such as Dalby or Sherwood Pines.
Cheers
I am new to the forum and have searched around and couldn't really see any other threads about this.
I bought a Voodoo Bantu on Gumtree last September (2012 version with the Raidon air fork). The bike is great and I recently bought some new Mavic wheels and Panaracer tyres. These made a MASSIVE difference to the way the bike handles and rolls, almost feels like a new bike.
I would like to upgrade the bike regularly and wondered what you guys thought would be the next best upgrade? I cannot find exact specs for my bike but from what I can see, nearly everything on it is standard stuff for a cheap bike so your answers would have to be quite general. The front mech I think is super cheap SIS model and the rear mech is only Acera so wondered if they were worth upgrading to XT, SLX etc or should I upgrade these parts as and when they fail?
I was thinking new handlebars, saddle and seat post would be the next upgrade as all seem fairly cheap standard ones and some weight could be lost replacing these?
I do hardly any road cycling, mostly ride in the Yorkshire Dales XC or on trails such as Dalby or Sherwood Pines.
Cheers
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In my experience you won't really notice the rear mech - I replaced the XT on my HT with a Deore, and to be honest I could not tell the difference. But shifters - I think they make a big difference... so SLX or XT are noticeably better than the Deores shifters used to have... to me a Deore rear mech with an XT shifter is a much better set-up than an XT mech with a Deore shifter.
New wheels are worth considering... £200 odd will get you a good set, but you may be better off with a skills course and few beers with your mates after.
Most effective 'upgrade' I ever made was to get some cheap lights... £60 will allow you to ride in the dark, so that pretty much doubles my riding through autumn and winter.
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