To say nothing of the now exceedingly common painted aluminum wheels on every modern non-retro motorcycle. The paint hasn’t come off the aluminum wheels on either of my bikes, it hasn’t come off the painted aluminum engine parts, it hasn’t come off the aluminum rearsets, the aluminum brackets, the aluminum master cylinders, the aluminum control perches, etc., etc.
The problem isn’t aluminum. If it was it would have shown up by now for every maker.
I was a mechanic in various motorcycle shops in the 70s. One job I did, but hated, was lacing spokes into steel wheels. I still prefer the laced steel wheel look. But that’s for esthetics not performance. By 79 I was working in pharmaceuticals and left the bike world behind.
Towards the end of my term of bike repair, painted engines became the new thing. I also converted many bikes with contact points to electronic ignition.
“Forward Into The Fog”. Oat Willie.