Saddlebag latches?

[SVonhof]

Wasn't there a topic on the old board about Kawasaki replacing the latches on the saddlebags? How do you know if you have a good one or one of the ones that was prone to breaking?

I am bringing the bike in tomorrow morning for a new rear tire and figured I could ask about it if I got the information ahead of time from here.

[VirginiaJim]

The 08/09 bikes had a latch recall done.  If your bike is a 10 onward you don't need to worry about it other than they occasionally fly off on bumps like a depth charge.  Kawasaki won't acknowledge that problem, though.

[SVonhof]

Mine is a 2009.  Are there any identifying marks on the new ones or any other way to tell if they are the new ones or not?

[stevewfl]

Mine is a 2009.  Are there any identifying marks on the new ones or any other way to tell if they are the new ones or not?

If you bought it used and don't know if recall work has been done, your dealer can run the VIN. Or used to be kawi web site you could pop the vin # in, or i may be thinking of honda lol

[Conrad]

Mine is a 2009.  Are there any identifying marks on the new ones or any other way to tell if they are the new ones or not?

The prerecall latches are red and the new latches are orange.

[SVonhof]

The prerecall latches are red and the new latches are orange.

Perfect. I have the new ones.

Thanks!

[Mad River Marc]

If you are truly concerned,  contact zsteve on thsi forum and get a set of his bag retainters....I have them and the bags cannot move when they are on

[jaclaw]

..... or pin them in place;

[stevewfl]

If you are truly concerned,  contact zsteve on thsi forum and get a set of his bag retainters....I have them and the bags cannot move when they are on

+1

Its a Kawasaki, no secret we take measures to insure your bags don't fly off 

There's a list of other gear that protects the bike too, over a grand or so worth but its outside the scope of this thread.

[AirplaneTim]

If you are truly concerned,  contact zsteve on thsi forum and get a set of his bag retainters....I have them and the bags cannot move when they are on

If you don't want your bags to fly off, there's always this handy product available at your local hardware store:

[Conrad]

If you don't want your bags to fly off, there's always this handy product available at your local hardware store:

Works great on the exhaust header nuts too. Those babies ain't gonna loosen up now!

[stevewfl]

Oh the measures we go through to keep our Kawi's from falling apart in the street 

[SVonhof]

If you are truly concerned,  contact zsteve on thsi forum and get a set of his bag retainters....I have them and the bags cannot move when they are on

I already have those, but figured I should make sure the latch is strong as well.