yes the manual is cheaper its a plain jane model, but there are almost NEVER anyone with foot shift issue
yet EVERY Honda ATV forum is full of E shift problem posts and treads LOL
when the E shifts work there nice, but they ALL seem to end up with issue's if you DON"T do proper PM's on them every so often,
to many guys that BUY a Honda for reliability, a FOOT shift is just more reliable and well LESS moving parts to worry about going bad