Back in 08 there were some that lost there saddle bags so Kawasaki upgraded the latches and offered the retrofit to all Conny 14 owners.
Even after the upgrade, I followed other form members and drilled out the bottom latch point to further secure the bags.
When traveling I can at times have a fair amount of weight in my bags, is it still advisable to add the extra security measures on newish Conny's?
I would, because it's cheap insurance.
I think the extra weight would really hold them in place better than being empty.
Someone suggested that some unwanted stress can occur if the bag is loaded heavily and it can't flex enough because the pin won't allow it. I don't know
how true that is, but I did as they suggested and drilled the holes in the bag slightly over sized relative to the pin diameter so that the pin will keep the bag
from coming off but it can still move or flex a bit without binding on the pin. IIRC my pin and initial drill was 3/16" and then I enlarged the saddlebag holes to 1/4"
leaving the hole in the stay at 3/16" giving me 1/32" clearance all around the pin.
Probably not important and much ado over nothing, but I thought I'd mention it.