Hawk 250 - How To Remove Plastic Foot Peg Covers

[HawkTwoFifty]

My Hawk 250 came with plastic foot-peg covers installed on the foot pegs which I want to remove asap. I want to remove them because I do not feel that my feet have suitable grip on my pegs with these slick/slippery plastic foot peg covers in place. So I tried tearing them off with a set of pliers but they wont come off.

Does anyone know what it takes to remove these useless plastic foot peg covers from the Hawk 250 foot pegs? They are completely useless in my honest opinion and I seriously do not understand why they are even there in the first place. My foot kept sliding off them on my fist ride and I definitely see that this is a safety hazard that must be removed quick, thanks!!

[JerryHawk250]

Mine came out pretty easy. I used a big screwdriver and just pryed them out.

[Ariel Red Hunter]

Originally Posted by HawkTwoFifty

My Hawk 250 came with plastic foot-peg covers installed on the foot pegs which I want to remove asap. I want to remove them because I do not feel that my feet have suitable grip on my pegs with these slick/slippery plastic foot peg covers in place. So I tried tearing them off with a set of pliers but they wont come off.

Does anyone know what it takes to remove these useless plastic foot peg covers from the Hawk 250 foot pegs? They are completely useless in my honest opinion and I seriously do not understand why they are even there in the first place. My foot kept sliding off them on my fist ride and I definitely see that this is a safety hazard that must be removed quick, thanks!!

The other problem is that they droop! But yes, those footrest covers are slippery...ARH

[HawkTwoFifty]

Originally Posted by JerryHawk250

Mine came out pretty easy. I used a big screwdriver and just pryed them out.

Success! Screw driver worked with some effort. It definitely took some decent attempts to remove them as these plastic pieces were set in my pegs very securely.

Thanks again JerryHawk250 for your help here!!

[HawkTwoFifty]

Originally Posted by Ariel Red Hunter

The other problem is that they droop! But yes, those footrest covers are slippery...ARH

Yes, they are very slippery! On my first ride I started to panic because my foot wouldnt stay firmly on the right side peg and it felt very unsafe.

I am sure glad that this cover is removable!

[pcspecialist]

I removed mine before I even began assembling my Hawk. I think mine were rubber and not plastic.