Okay, I got some more info this weekend. It's not going from Auto to ESP. It will jump out of Auto and flash "-- --" on the gear indicator. When this happens the tranny will not pull just sits there and jerks slightly. He then must shut the bike off and then restart.
Thanks HM, I will let him know about what you posted. I don't if it's been rolled or not? Also the last time he changed the oil he went with some "cheaper" oil and qiuckly realized his mistake and is now back to Honda oil, would this have caused anything?