I like to travel around on my Honda Wave and was thinking about how near is it possible to get to central Bangkok before the traffic gets too crazy. I was thinking of parking up at Ayuthaya and taking public transport from there, but would imagine it's possible to get a lot closer to BKK and find somewhere to park up and transfer to public transport.

Any suggestions? I am talking about coming from the Ayuthaya direction.

Future Park Rangsit.

However if I were you, I wouldn't bother. I have done a lot of long-distance bike rides from Bangkok on my 125cc bike. If you don't need your bike at your destination, come to Bangkok on the bus. For a start, a lot of the roads entering Bangkok have very bad holes in the road surface as the lorries enter Bangkok fully loaded.

As a cyclist, I would say Lat Phrao MRT station, it has parking facilities. There's a few interesting ways of staying out of heavy traffic!

As a cyclist, I would say Lat Phrao MRT station, it has parking facilities. There's a few interesting ways of staying out of heavy traffic!

Please tell me more Mr hippo.

Future Park Rangsit.

However if I were you, I wouldn't bother. I have done a lot of long-distance bike rides from Bangkok on my 125cc bike. If you don't need your bike at your destination, come to Bangkok on the bus. For a start, a lot of the roads entering Bangkok have very bad holes in the road surface as the lorries enter Bangkok fully loaded.

I vote with Briggsy, Future Park Rangsit.  Park there and take one of the many  buses or vans on downtown, or to the Morchit Skytrain & Subway stop.  Much safer than trying to get down Viphawadee-Rangsit or Pholholyothin Roads!!!

Mac

For a start, a lot of the roads entering Bangkok have very bad holes in the road surface as the lorries enter Bangkok fully loaded.

There are potholes and cracks in all Bangkok roads - not just the ones entering the city.

Much safer than trying to get down Viphawadee-Rangsit or Pholholyothin Roads!!!

Those roads are easy to avoid!

Yep, I'll go with Future Park.

Do note that highway 1 between Ayutthaya and Rangsit is a bit of a racetrack and very busy at peak times, can get pretty hairy in a car let alone a bike

As a cyclist, I would say Lat Phrao MRT station, it has parking facilities. There's a few interesting ways of staying out of heavy traffic!

Please tell me more Mr hippo.

might want to leave into BKK very early in the morning, just to avoid the traffic. You should have a relatively safer ride.