I don't believe anything was powder coated from the factory. Just painted. But I have an '88 500 and I had the frame, foot pegs, wheel hubs, sprocket hub and rear brake hub all coated in RAL 5010 I believe. I did a few other odds and ends in blue as well. I had my A-arms and rear brake lever coated in a silver/gray color. And then I had my headlight bracket and front wheel spindles coated in gloss black. I got all of that done for about $300. If I was smart I would have coated the fender support brackets and steering stem in gloss black too while I was at it. Just remember to mask off certain areas where machined tolerances are critical (the front wheel spindles for example). I actually left my old bearings in the front wheel hubs until after the powder coating was done. Preparation will pay off for you when you go to reassemble everything.