When bicycle and motorcycle riders "pop a wheelie," a large acceleration causes the bike's front wheel to leave the ground. Let M be the total mass of the bike-plus-rider system; let x and y be the horizontal and vertical distance of this system's cm-center of mass from the rear wheel's point of contact with the ground.
Determine the horizontal acceleration a required to barely lift the bike's front wheel off of the ground.
If x = 40 cm and y = 99 cm,find a.
Determine the horizontal acceleration a required to barely lift the bike's front wheel off of the ground.
If x = 40 cm and y = 99 cm,find a.