I have a few mates that have AT's and I've swapped bikes with them often.
The motor is great and the brakes are good and the comfort and stability especially off road is really nice.
I find that the DCT transmission difficult to adjust to, old habits are sometimes hard to break.
The auto is great on the road for touring, but shifting with the finger and thumb on dirt when on the pegs does not come naturally to me, especially when wanting to shift down quickly on loose surfaces down hill.