Recent content by tarchuletta

I can see how my assumptions were incorrect. I just redid all my math with a greater moment of inertia for the rear wheel and can see where I went wrong in assuming that you have to accelerate slower to avoid popping a wheelie. I had changed some values without changing others that were...

Sorry for not getting back sooner everyone. I got my work back from my professor a few months ago and everything turned out correct, I just haven't posted anything here yet. When including the moment of inertia of the rear wheel, the max acceleration the bike can achieve is less than what can...

Thanks again for sticking with me. I was able to speak with my professor today about this problem and in the next day or so I'm going use the method he prescribed but on the sample problem (in my last post above). I'll see if the answer turns out any different (if I can figure it out) and I'll...

Thank you for all you've written. That makes sense. I feel like it would be more simple if I wasn't so thrown off about the inertia properties of the wheels. The part I'm still trying to figure out is the part in the prompt where it says "Determine the maximum acceleration...including the...

Thank you for your response jack action. So when I sum up the moments, do I include the torque of F=ma at the CG? And should I also include the moment of inertias of each body since they will oppose the angular rotation of the bike which would add another torque? For example, this is the...

So in this problem there's a lot of leeway as far as parameters go. The numbers I give for weights, dimensions, etc, may not be super realistic, but that's not too important to me because I can plug in realistic numbers later. I more of need help understanding the concept of moments of inertia...