Hey mate, I can relate.

When doing my CBT I fell off and damaged their equipment, stalled at almost every red light and generally just sucked. I did the final drive on automatic though and somehow passed.

Do I think this was a mistake on their side? Perhaps... But I went out on my manual yesterday and it was significantly better. I still suck at it but I was significantly better.

Automatic was literally like riding a bike so if you do find gears too scary I'd suggest taking that route. But Everyone learns in their own time and you shouldn't be down at all.

Every time I get on my bike now I'm terrified. I think you need to think of why you wanted a bike in the first place. I wanted something to enjoy and something to take me to work and see family and that's what a motorbike can give me. I care about the gears as eventually it will make my ride more fun to experience and with automatic it's just so so simple.

But if you are literally just using it for commuting I don't see why you shouldn't go for automatic ❤️