Detachable accessory and latch for same

A detachable accessory adapted to be received on a set of mounts provided on a saddle-ride vehicle, the detachable accessory comprising:

• a pair of side plates spaced apart along a lateral direction, each one of the pair of side plates including a front edge, a rear edge, and a bottom edge extending between the front and rear edges, the bottom edge of each of the side plates having a slot opening extending to a slot for receiving a respective one of the set of mounts;
• and
• a latching assembly supported on a first one of the pair of side plates, the latching assembly including
• a latch member having a hooked latching portion and an elongated portion projecting rearward from the hooked latching portion, the latch member being movable on the first side plate between an unlatched position and a latched position that at least partially closes the slot opening for the latch member and the first side plate to jointly define a receiving area for retaining a respective one of the mounts, wherein an interference portion of the latch member intersects the slot as viewed in the lateral direction when the latch member is in the unlatched position,
• a handle supported on the elongated portion of the latch member, the handle being biased in a first direction along the elongated portion, and
• a detent mechanism formed between an end portion of the handle and the rear edge of the first side plate, wherein the detent mechanism includes a male detent member, a first receptacle configured to receive the male detent member to hold the latch member in the unlatched position and a second receptacle configured to receive the male detent member to hold the latch member in the latched position,
• wherein the male detent member laterally spans both the first side plate and the latch member, and
• wherein the latch member is unbiased with respect to the first side plate.