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Weight! The problem with a lot of modern litre bikes is dry weight. They produce amazing power but they are not as light as a 250cc 2 stroke. The 2 Stroke runs out of performance earlier but the lighter package makes it lots of fun all the time you're cornering and racing between corners.
A great new era for m/bikes would be electric without the weight. Physics is a bitch though.
Other thing worth remembering is motorbiking is not only about dry days and track days. A 500cc bike is plenty fast enough screaming across the countryside in the middle of the night in winter when every element is trying to kill you.
Just realized I'm answering the car thread :)