No, that is not Spurgeon Dunbar playing with Ducati LEGOs

“I can see why people think that’s Spurgeon,” said Lance Oliver, editor of Common Tread. “The hair’s a good match, and I have known him to stare intently at a motorcycle like the man in the photo. But something’s off around the brow.” Mr. Oliver has known Mr. Dunbar for “entirely too long” and claims he would “recognize him anywhere… and this isn’t him. Although, if this is an impostor, it’s the first we’ve seen.”

“The most suspicious part to me is that it’s a Ducati,” said Joe Zito, a close friend of Mr. Dunbar’s who preferred to remain anonymous. “Everybody knows Spurgeon’s obsessed with KTM dirt bikes. It’s not that he doesn’t like Ducatis. I just can’t imagine him sitting down to assemble a Ducati when he could rebuild his KTM instead. It’s not what I would expect from him.”

Ari Henning remained open to the possibility that Mr. Dunbar is the so-called “Ducati LEGO Guy,” but he had his doubts. “I’ve looked over the box and the instruction manual. The set is for ages 10 and up, so there’s no doubt that Spurg could assemble the kit if he wanted.” Regardless of the mystery man’s identity, Mr. Henning commends the owner of the kit on his good maintenance. “That’s a really clean chain,” Mr. Henning said before hanging up. 

Brandon Wise sided with Mr. Henning on the matter, adding new details found only in this exclusive report. “Spurgeon and I go back a long time,” Mr. Wise said. “While we have discussed Ducati motorcycles, I never heard him mention LEGOs. However, he brings up K’Nex constantly. Come to think of it, with the amount of time the guy is spending on K'Nex, I'm curious as to how he's getting any work done... Is he getting any work done?”

Mr. Wise added that it was possible that Mr. Dunbar displayed an outward affection towards K’Nex while keeping his love of LEGOs hidden from public life.

Zack Courts added that while there’s some disagreement over the man’s identity, the bike is definitely a Ducati V4. “There’s no doubt about it,” said Mr. Courts, who is very familiar with Ducati’s V4 line of motorcycles. “You can tell because it says ‘Ducati Panigale V4 R’ on it.“

Advanced facial recognition software said that the man “could be the same dude,” although Mr. Dunbar has recently shaved his beard and mustache, which could throw off the results entirely. Mr. Dunbar has barricaded himself in his house and refuses to give a statement. He did step out briefly to take delivery of some rattling packages from Denmark. When asked about their contents, Mr. Dunbar muttered, “They’re… I ordered some danishes. I don’t see what the big deal is.”

Mr. Dunbar’s office did not immediately respond to our e-mails.