It appears I got it, but not via the manual method. Manual states hit home button to access main menu which shows riding modes, bike set up, etc. Nothing I did could change mode. But when I hit menu button on left handle bar, shows pic of road for each mode. Joy stick down can pick mode, where it states mode as well as road pic. After confirming, shows pic of curved road instead of head with helmet in top left corner . Score!
Maybe this will help if another has same issue. Now to try it out when it cools down.
Edit: yup, throttle a tad more "frisky". Not night and day difference, but enough to make me leave it there.