Product review: Michelin road maps

Updated: 21 November 2014

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Michelin road maps £4.49
Miles covered/time: 50,000/seven years

What’s good? Sat navs are good for finding a tricky address or location, or if you have to be somewhere fast, but there’s nothing like a map for holiday riding.

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Laying a huge map out in front of you at your hotel breakfast table before a day’s ride is all part of the excitement of the trip.

You can see which roads you want to ride and plot your route before you set off, and that’s something that you just can’t do with a more direct, but sterile sat nav system.

What’s not? These maps won’t help you in town, so a sat nav is better and they’re a pain to fold up into the top of a tankbag, especially if the aperture is small like mine.

Contact: www.michelin.co.uk
Rating: 4/5

By Michael Neeves

MCN Chief Road Tester - Neevesy’s been an MCN Road Tester since 2002. He’s reviewed everything from mopeds to Rossi’s Yamaha M1, and plenty in between He covers tens of thousands of miles a year on the world’s roads and racetracks in his role with MCN, and when he’s not working he’s still on two wheels, racing both modern and classic superbikes for a variety of teams. To cement his position as one of the most influential motorcycling journalists on the planet, Neevesy spent many years as an Elite Instructor at the Ron Haslam Race School, based at the famous Donington Park race circuit. He regularly presents videos on riding tips and road safety, working alongside the likes of Highways England to deliver a strong and consistent message.