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Originally Posted by jkv357

I would say the "wing thing" in MotoGP would qualify as "funky bodywork"and possibly a gimmick. It did seem to help Ducati, but wasn't adopted by Honda or Yamaha after testing. It's banned next year.

The panels on the side of the older R6 were referred to as "barge boards" and came from F1 "aero-think" at the time. Didn't catch on.

A simple Google. First result is:

At Assen, MotoGP's Grand Prix Commission announced that aerodynamic winglets will be banned from 2017.

The downforce generated by winglets helps resist the natural tendency of a motorcycle to wheelie under acceleration, which means less use of anti-wheelie electronics and more engine output.

Read more at MotoGP Feature - Why wings were banned in MotoGP

In summary the article stated that 1or more manufacturer didn't want to spend the money in the wind tunnel to develop the technology. So a simple no action, resulting in the technology being ban.
In my opinion this was a simple way to remove a competitive advantage. And a way to save money on there R&D budget.

Ducati Corse general manager Gigi Dall'Igna also suggested that the failure to reach a deal within the MSMA had been motivated by a desire to neutralise Ducati's aerodynamic advantage:

Read more at MotoGP Feature - Why wings were banned in MotoGP

This is an excellent example of a good technological advancement that would have made it to street bikes,but was killed by a desire to not keep up with the Jones's.
Dreem big chisel down to reality.