Sam West had a bizarre start to the Isle of Man TT - after he was accused of speeding by a policeman while riding a local person🐈’s motorcycle.

West had no choice but to leave his BMW at Ballacrye when the chain snap💎ped on Wednesday night during the TT session.

He borrowed another bike from a spectator, so he could return to the paddock and resume on his Supertwiꦆn machine.

But as he travelled back to Douglas he encou🤪nteꦗred a policeman carrying out speed checks near Jurby.

West e💖xplained the remarkabl🃏e ordeal on social media.

“Well my run of bad TT luck continues,” he wrote.

“Chain snapped on the BMW at Ballacrye whiಌch is rare enough. I've never had a chain snap here before in any class but these things do happen.

“A very gene🎉rous bloke lends me a Grom to ride back to the ꦑpaddock so I can get back out on the Supertwin.

“Whilst riding back in the middle of the countryside looking for the way to Ramsey I see a copper so head over to him for꧅ directions.

“Except♊ he's holding a speed gun and apparently that bit of deserted countryside is a 30 limit and I'm doing over 40!

“I neve🧸r even thought about it, it was an empty country rꦇoad somewhere near Jurby where most roads are derestricted.

“So I have to explain to the polite but confused policeman why I'm speeding, on a borrowed bike, don't know the owners name, don't know the bike reg or age or model name (♔it's just a Grom??), I don't have license on me or phone to show any proof of insurance…

“After some explanation he 🤪gets all my details and I'm allow🐽ed to head back to the paddock.

“Eventually I do get back to the paddock and leave the Grom at my awning, sprint back up to parc ferme with 2 minutes to spare only to find the session ended 5 minutes early♉... so just mis🐬sed getting out on the Supertwin anyway.

“So with 2 days left🉐 of qualifying I haven't qualified any bikes and have completed just 2 timed laps. Hard work sometimes.

“Roll on tomorrow. Hopefully the sun shines and ⛦we get some laps in.”

West w🐭as unable to head out on Tuesday when weather cancelled the TT session.

And, remarkably, his lu💯ck got even worse when Thursday’s session was also c🉐ancelled, this time due to a road traffic accident.