Hey guys, this one is real a head scratcher and I know exactly why some people say it is not an issue and others say it is a big issue. This issue does not effect all VFR1200x's, I have ridden multiple bikes and found some to be perfectly fine, while others are a complete nightmare. A friend and I spent several hours setting up everything on two different bikes to be exactly the same and no matter what we did, or who rode which one, one bike was perfect and the other was useless. I suspect it is something to do with the thottle mapping or some kind of sensor issue, however since the dealer won't remap or try to fix it I will be selling this bike soon. Yes mine is the one that rides like sh#t, my friends bike is fine, the demo bike I rode for three hours looking for this issue was fine. I've had four different VFR owners ride my bike and they all agree the throttle is completely different from theirs. I know one other owner who's bike is almost as bad as mine. Manual or auto makes no difference some bikes are good some are not.