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So the attachment has my FBD of a bike.
What I'm trying to understand is how exactly a bike does a wheelie while accelerating (in the x-direction) by applying equations involving torque/moment.
For equations involving torque/moment:
So if I take the sum of the moments at the axle, I assumed the torque from the static friction should overcome the torque from the weight so that the bike rotates about that point in the counter-clockwise direction; however when applying principles involving "kinetic moment", (mass x acceleration) provides a negative moment about that point (clockwise rotation). And because of this negative moment, I'm not sure how the bike would be rotating about the rear axle.
Any help is appreciated. Thanks.
What I'm trying to understand is how exactly a bike does a wheelie while accelerating (in the x-direction) by applying equations involving torque/moment.
For equations involving torque/moment:
So if I take the sum of the moments at the axle, I assumed the torque from the static friction should overcome the torque from the weight so that the bike rotates about that point in the counter-clockwise direction; however when applying principles involving "kinetic moment", (mass x acceleration) provides a negative moment about that point (clockwise rotation). And because of this negative moment, I'm not sure how the bike would be rotating about the rear axle.
Any help is appreciated. Thanks.