S🐽am 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 snapped on Wednesday night ꩵduring the TT session.

He borrowed another bike fr🍃om a spectator, so he could return to the paddock and resume on his Supertwin machine.

But as he travelled back to Douglas he enc🥀ountered a policeman carrying ou๊t speed checks near Jurby.

🃏West explained the remarkable orde♑al on social media.

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

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

“A very generous bloke ෴lends me a Grom to ride back to the paddock so I can get back out on the Suꦚpertwin.

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

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

“I never even thought about it, it w♋as an empty country road somewhere near Jurby where most roads are derestri❀cted.

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

“After some explanatio✤n he gets all my details and I'm allowed 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🔥 missed 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 ꦇwork sometimes.

“𝄹Roll on tom൲orrow. Hopefully the sun shines and we get some laps in.”

West was unable to he🌳ad out on Tuesday when weather canc♎elled the TT session.

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