Everything's relative. Motorcycles have notoriously poor Cd compared to cars and trucks. My 225cc has no fairings. The only ecomod is tires. It averages 90 mpg. I attribute that respectable baseline to frontal area, weight, gearing, and driving habits. (While 200+ sounds good on paper, being cooped up inside a fairing would undermine why I ride; so I respectfully applaud from a distance the envelope pushers out there.)
Bask on topic, I think FE gains have to be case by case dependent.
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