A lot of people have never ridden before and have done the CBT and also gone further in a short time. On the CBT you do all the theory in the morning and also off road practical riding. Sometime later,in the afternoon, you will do a couple of hours on the road. You will learn basic roadcraft and how to handle a bike including the clutch. If,for some reason, you don't get on with the clutch you could always fall back to an automatic scooter. As far as the CBT is concerned it doesn't matter whether you do it on an auto or manual or even on a 50cc. An automatic is much easier to ride but if you decide to take the test you will have to decide whether to carry on with an auto or go with the clutch/gears as passing the driving test on an auto will only entitle you to an auto licence whereas a manual licence will allow you to ride both just like a manual or auto car.