Hay Dude
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- Case-IH MX-270, Massey Ferguson 7495, Challenger MT535B, Krone 4x4 XC baler, Kubota F3680 & ZD331 Ram 5500 Cummins 4x4, IH 7500 4x4 dump truck, Kaufman 35’ tandem 19 ton trailer, John Deere CX-15
But definitely NOT in the golden age of reliability and repair costs. More components to fail and that adds costsAnecdotal, I know but I have a 06 Triumph Bonneville. It is carbed. Like other carbed Bonnevilles it gets between 38 and 45 mpg.
In 08 they went to EFI, for emissions.
The rule for those bikes is they get around 50mpg+.
Another anecdote.
Look at pickup truck fuel economy and capability in 1985 vs today.
Strangely we are both in the golden age of power and the age of the cleanest vehicles ever produced.