I have ridden both.
I have a CVT bike, that has a auto/Manual shifter
I also have a few manual shifters.
if you are the kind of guy that want to just go out and ride, then the auto is the way to go, you never miss a shift with the auto trans.
You dont have to up shift and let the clutch out then up shift some more at the light and try to get it back into first cause you forgot to down shift while coming up to a light.
I have used the parking brake many times it is a great feature,
scenario: country road, slightly hilly, have your garmin on putting in an address, without parking brake trying to hold the brake and keep the bike from rolling away while holding the brake and typing
It is true, with a manual trans, that you can shut off the engine and shift into gear that will hold you.
But sometime it is nice not to have to clutch or shift
If I were me, last time i checked i was,
I would get one of each, problem solved, auto trans on the fully faired bike, and manual trans on the naked bike, Done