Yep it freaks me out too when people make strange comments. One day last Winter when I was riding out in the countryside I got a comment that left me thinking all the way home. Part of the road I was riding on had collapsed because of heavy rain (they think an old mine shaft was under it aaahh gold country) anyway I needed to get off and walk my bike across the rubble along the edge and as I get to the other side a car pulls up. "You are a long way from home" the guy says. Hmm I think what does that mean? How does he know Im a long way from home. Probably just an innocent comment but it gave me the beejeepers and I hightailed it out of there.
I hope you have peaceful, motorbike free rides from now on.
The most effective way to do it, is to do it.
Amelia Earhart
2005 Trek 5000 road/Avocet 02 40W
2006 Colnago C50 road/SSM Atola
2005 SC Juliana SL mtb/WTB Laser V