Hi, whenever I read about CD or CB Hondas, my heart flutters at little.

In 1968 after 2 years as a U S Peace Corps volunteer in Costa Rica, I purchased a 0 Kilometers (new) 1968 Honda CD175 "sloper" making
real the possibility of a dream to ride from Costa Rica to Los Angeles, California after my close of service as a Peace Corps volunteer.

Photo of my bike with my Costa Rican girlfriend aboard taken in Puerto Limon , Costa Rica 1968.

I have also included a video of a 1968 Honda CD175 (not mine) I found on YouTube.

My point is - I rode the Pan Americana before it was totally paved during a 5 month 1968 ride from Costa Rica to Los Angeles - with real saddlebags that I formerly used on my Peace Corps provided horse , a back back strapped on and very little money.

I ended up trading tools for gas once I ran out money , I was shot at several times in Guatemala and witnessed the pre olympic massacre of about 50 students in Mexico City.

I suffered the 2 extraordinarily dangerous events listed above - which just added to the adventure...., but other than a couple flat tires, the CD175 carried me through jungle and mountain roads to Mayan ruins, through unbearably hot deserts, through streams and all manner of mud and sand, over pot holed pavement and even over good roads.... It never missed a beat. I did standard maintenance and I kept the chain adjusted and oiled. My biggest problem was finding enough to eat once I ran out of money.

My 2 pesos claim is that a RTW on a Honda CD175 would be possible, so your CB 500 should be more than up to the task.

1968 Honda CD175 "Sloper" - YouTube

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