Rossi is recovering from a broken leg picked up while riding on an off-road bike at the end of last month.
He missed the San Marino GP at Mizano and will sit out the Aragon GP on September 24.
Rossi is pencilled in for a return in Japan when MotoGP heads to the Far East in mid-October.
The Yamaha racer is fourth in the championship race, and his dreams of a 10th world title are now all-but over.
“All the weight of the bike went on my leg and it broke”
Valentino Rossi
“I was with all my friends on an enduro bike, making a tour around the centre hills behind Urbino in the countryside," Rossi revealed.
"It’s a thing that I’ve done since I was 18 together with my father for a long, long time.
"Very close to the end, in one downhill section at very low speed, I lost the steering, and to not crash I put my foot on the ground.
"But it was a bit downhill, and all the weight of the bike went on my leg and it broke.”
Rossi added: "The leg is painful but in general I feel good, and the mental pain is a lot worse.
"It was a great, great shame throwing away all the chances for the championship and the chance to race in front of all my home fans in Misano.
"We’re already working and we’re trying to come back as soon as possible.
“Last time I came back after 40 days. But this time the fracture is better, much less painful, but it is very early to say."
Honda's Spanish rider Marc Marquez, the reigning champion, and Italy's Andrea Dovizioso, for Ducati, are tied at the top of the championship.
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