Downloadable pdf manuals and parts lists

Did you actually manage to download anything useful? All I get is invitations to download dodgy-looking software.

Previously ian_soady wrote:

I came across this site:

http://www.pdfmotomanual.com/index.php?r=site/page&view=manuales&order=t&key=&make=1964&lang=ENG

which although in Spanish, has loads of English language downloadable manuals. Not quite the ones I need for my 1952 ES2 but enough to piece together when combined with the 1948 Edgar Franks boot I inherited from my dad.....

Are those dodgy-looking invitations in pop-up windows, Julian? If so you can probably set your browser to block them, or install an ad blocker. Unless you already know about all that! I've downloaded several interesting things, with no weirdness at all.

Same for me, nothing dodgy at all and got what I was looking for, but I too run adblock plus.

Good point -- I'd better have a look at my browser settings

Previously Colin Peterson wrote:

Are those dodgy-looking invitations in pop-up windows, Julian? If so you can probably set your browser to block them, or install an ad blocker. Unless you already know about all that! I've downloaded several interesting things, with no weirdness at all.

I clicked on the link and Microsoft are sending me a critical link saying my computer has been blocked and to phone them on a free phone number.

Only open this link at you peril!

Working fine here, using Chrome with uBlock extension which stops all annoying plus also the evil popups.

For very early Norton stuff this is very good.

http://www.vintagenorton.com/2005/11/pdf-collection.html

Previously john_day wrote:

I clicked on the link and Microsoft are sending me a critical link saying my computer has been blocked and to phone them on a free phone number.

Only open this link at you peril!

I would suspect that message to be a phishing attempt â if you made that call, I'd expect them to ask for details you need to keep secret.

It looks like this source is booby trapped â since it's worked fine for me and others but not for some, I wonder if that isn't a measure of how useful and effective security software can be ...? Having said that, my security software is paid for and updates risks automatically â I think I've mentioned this before, but only very rarely does it report an attack, and it hasn't been at all bothered by this source. In short, I don't really understand what's going on here, but I would strongly recommend a) being sure that you have robust security software installed and b) never click on pop-up ads or respond to invitations to call or message anyone without first verifying the address the message would go to or who would pick up the phone â here at least, Google is your friend!

stay well clear of this link, it contains a phishing site....even my Mcafee [paid for!]protection did not work on this one . luckily the friendly B4RN technician managed to sort out the problem.... whatever happens do not phone the 0800 number, it is apparently a common Chinese phishing site.

Isn't it a pain when an innocuous link can cause so much trouble!

I suppose in a way it's asking for trouble â everything I looked at is surely still in copyright, whether or not the copyright holder is active. Using motorcycle porn to create a honeytrap?