printing

So a friend got a 3D printer. It's a good laugh! And as always when people get a 3D printer the question is ... now what? What would be interesting to print for a bike? Hard-to-find parts for older bikes? Oil strainers? Technically, plastics for older bikes could be printed but this...

Hi all, I've downloaded the FE550 repair manual from the website, however when I print it, the tesxt comes out as solid blocks of black (pictures are ok). Has anyone else had this problem? The security protection says it should be ok to print so was wondering if it's an issue with my printer...