Interesting that this subject came up, I just took my 11 year old son for his first motorcycle ride on Saturday. He has a full face helmet, and I explained the principles of riding to him before we went. He held on the whole time, and I must admit, it was a little different having his helmet hit me in the middle of my back between every shift! I think he liked it, at least he said he did. He's not too interested in bikes though, hopefully that changed with the ride.