Sanchez

The Sanchez is a dirtbike in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, Grand Theft Auto IV and Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars. It is the only dirtbike in the GTA III era games, excluding its variant, the Manchez).

Description

The Sanchez, with its soft suspension, high ground clearance and very light weight is useful for stunt biking and offroad applications, but sacrifices speed (being slower than a PCJ-600). They can be found on the streets of suburban or rural areas, and is also sometimes used in the Stadium(s) in GTA Vice City and GTA San Andreas, as part of side-missions. In GTA Vice City, GTA Liberty City Stories and GTA Vice City Stories, the Sanchez assumes the design of an older dirtbike model, complete with a large round headlight. The GTA San Andreas and GTA IV renditions feature more modernized design cues, giving the bike a sportier appearance; this Sanchez may be based on the Yamaha YZ450, indicated by the 'GP450'-sign at the back

Though its appearance remains unchanged in GTA IV (apart from its newer 4 stroke engine sound), it is still best suited for off-roading. Like all bikes in GTA IV, the Sanchez must be driven with particular caution in traffic to avoid severe injury.

GTA San Andreas.

GTA San Andreas.
GTA Liberty City Stories.

GTA Liberty City Stories.
GTA Vice City Stories.

GTA Vice City Stories.
GTA IV.

GTA IV.

Variants

Black Sanchez

In Grand Theft Auto: Vice City the three Black Sanchez dirt bikes appeared in the side mission "Trial By Dirt". While the player races around the dirt track with the Sanchez, Three black Sanchez dirt bikes chase the player. Rather than use guns, the Haitian riders wield Machetes, but are relatively easy to kill. These bikes appear around half way around the first lap, though obtaining one of these bikes is easy if the player waits on the spot upon beginning the mission. The player can then prepare for the arrival of the Haitians. The Black Sanchez's speed and handling are the same as its normally-colored counterparts.

Manchez

The Manchez, featured in GTA Liberty City Stories, serves as an improved variant of the Sanchez with a rugged exterior and superior performance.

Locations

GTA Vice City

Parked at the southeast corner of the dirt track in northern Downtown.

GTA San Andreas

Outside the Tierra Robada safehouse.
Near the Angel Pine save point.
On the base of Mount Chiliad.
Near the cabin in where the mission Badlands takes place at Mount Chiliad.
One is found parked at Easter Bay Chemicals.
Parked outside the Flint County Safehouse.
In an alleyway in Hashbury, San Fierro.
Parked in Hunter Quarry.

GTA Liberty City Stories

Can be found driving around on all 3 boroughs (Portland Island, Staunton Island and Shoreside Vale).
Can be found in the dirt track in Harwood, Portland Island (becomes a Manchez after completing side mission).
At the Harwood Autocrusher and Junkyard, next to an old storage with windows (Activates the Scrapyard Challenge).
On the location where the player can activate Leon McAffrey missions in Aspatria, Staunton Island.

GTA Vice City Stories

Parked across the road in front of the Washington Beach safehouse.
At the dirtbike tracks (Automatically activates Sanchez timing trials mission).
In the trailer park next to the fence in the east part of the park. It will be found next to a caravan.
In some shacks in Little Haiti where Auntie Poulet's house is located.
Parked in an alley in Little Havana.

GTA IV

In Westdyke in Alderney, near an abandoned mansion in the north-east corner of the map.
Driving around on the streets if the player is riding a motorcycle.
The player can spawn a Sanchez by dialing (625)-555-0150 on the cell phone.
Can be found next to the player after the mission Truck Hustle for Phil Bell.
The player drives it on the last mission, in the Revenge storyline.

Trivia

The GTA IV rendition of the Sanchez features model number "GP-450" over its rear fender, similar in format to the names of other sportsbikes in the GTA series (including the PCJ-600, BF-400, HPV-1000, FCR-900, NRG-500 and NRG-900).
In GTA IV, the two default radio stations in the Sanchez are Electro-Choc and Radio Broker.