The Liberty City Cycles Sanctus is a custom chopper featured in Grand Theft Auto Online as part of the Bikers update, released on October 28th, 2016, during the Vortex and Sanctus Week event.
Influence[]
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The Sanctus is a heavily customized variant of the Avarus, where it gains unique skull and web-themed parts that replace some of the basic parts of various chopper-style motorcycles. The spiderweb-themed mudguards may have drawn inspiration from a Paul Teutul Jr. design, such as the Orange County Choppers Black Widow custom motorcycle, with some additional elements taken from the Orange County Choppers Junior's Web Bike. The skeleton-styled fuel tank, along with the exhaust pipes' design, are seemingly based on the Skull Rider chopper by Chinese customizer Xiao Lei, while the skull-shaped headlights resemble the IronDeath Skeleton Bike. Some elements may have been inspired by the Hellcycle from the 2007 movie Ghost Rider.
Design[]
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On the front section, the front mudguard is replaced by a unique metallic piece resembling spider webs, while the upper area is fitted with a large skull-shaped fairing, housing two eye-shaped headlamps that emit a unique red glow, directly above the stem that connects the front forks with the rest of the motorcycle. The bike also replaces the single handlebars with two Z-shaped handlebars mounted where the top caps of the front forks are usually seen, with sharp tips on the end of each grip.
On the main body, the bike appears to use a frame similar to the "Sharp Tail Frame" modification from the Avarus, but has sharp sections on the front of the lower frame and a smaller one in front of the rear wheel, as well as triangular webs on the front tubular frame. The fuel tank is wrapped with a metallic piece resembling a rib-cage, with six "ribs" on each side of the tank, while the oil tank appears to be identical to the "Custom Oil Tank" and partially covered by two metallic webs. Again, a set of exhaust pipes can be seen on the right side, which are similar to the "Phantom Exhausts" (although the original Avarus' exhaust pipes can be found as the "Double Chop Exhausts").
The rear section retains the same set of tail lights and the vertically-mounted license plate, but the rear fender is replaced by another metallic web similar to the front one. Like other motorcycles featured in the same update, the Sanctus features a protruding primary drive with an Atomic-branded belt, as well as a chain drive, which are fully animated.
The primary color of the bike is applied on the body and frame, while the secondary color is applied on the custom components and the handlebars. The Sanctus' stock rims are identical to the "Razer" rims available in Los Santos Customs (which were added in the same update) and the outer surrounding can also support a dedicated color, which can be painted by selecting a custom rear wheel, applying a color and change back to the stock wheel (as it won't reset to the default alloy color). The bike also uses medium-profile tires, with the rear one being wider.
Current Design Gallery[]
Performance[]
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Much like the appearance would suggest, it can accelerate like a bat out of hell. In fact, the bike seems to have so much torque, even from a stand still, it can easily burn rubber, and the performance seems to also improve from the standard Avarus. The stopping distance and turning radius are slightly improved, making for a surprisingly well performing chopper.
Like the Avarus, the Sanctus uses a chain-driven, V-twin internal combustion engine with a 5-speed manual transmission, as evidenced by the foot-actuated gear shifter. Its engine sound is the same one as the Avarus, which is similar to the one used on the Hexer, the Daemon and the Hot Rod Blazer, albeit with a unique tone. The bike also emits a unique flame-like backfire effect, which has a slightly longer duration than the traditional one from most vehicles.
Installing any "Belt Drive Cover" modification will increase its traction slightly, in the same way as a spoiler.
GTA Online Overview[]
Acceleration (0-60 mph in Seconds) |
Maximum Velocity (mph / kmh) |
Gears | Engine | Drivetrain (FWD / RWD / AWD) |
Mass (kg / lbs) |
Fuel Tank Size (litres) |
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N/A | 89 / 144 | 5 | N/A | RWD | 250 / 551 | 65 |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
N/A | N/A | 5 | V-Twin (In-game model) | RWD | Cannot be observed | Cannot be observed |
Modifications[]
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Category | Modification | Price | Image | |
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Armor | No Armor | $1,000 | ||
Armor Upgrade 20% | $7,500 | |||
Armor Upgrade 40% | $12,000 | |||
Armor Upgrade 60% | $20,000 | |||
Armor Upgrade 80% | $35,000 | |||
Armor Upgrade 100% | $50,000 | |||
Brakes | Stock Brakes | $1,000 | ||
Street Brakes | $20,000 | |||
Sport Brakes | $27,000 | |||
Race Brakes | $35,000 | |||
Body Work | Front Mudguards | Stock Front Mudguard | $2,200 | |
Custom Short Tip Mudguard | $4,600 | |||
Custom Chrome Tip Mudguard | $7,400 | |||
Rear Mudguards | Stock Mudguard | $2,200 | ||
Fat Tail Mudguard | $4,600 | |||
Short Tail Mudguard | $7,400 | |||
Fuel Tanks | Stock Fuel Tank | $200 | ||
Peanut Tank | $700 | |||
Speeder Tank | $1,150 | |||
Bobber Tank | $1,600 | |||
Vintage tank | $1,950 | |||
Wide Custom Tank | $2,400 | |||
Belt Drive Covers | Stock Belt Drive Cover | $6,000 | ||
Chrome Cover | $7,050 | |||
Secondary Color Cover | $10,000 | |||
Chrome Custom Cover | $13,000 | |||
Secondary Color Custom Cover | $14,000 | |||
Secondary Color Expo Cover | $16,000 | |||
Chrome Expo Cover | $16,500 | |||
Secondary Color Open Cover | $17,000 | |||
Chrome Open Cover | $17,500 | |||
Secondary Color Rims Cover | $18,000 | |||
Chrome Rims Cover | $18,500 | |||
Secondary Color Flame Cover | $19,000 | |||
Chrome Flame Cover | $19,500 | |||
Engine | Engine Block | Stock Engine Block | $700 | |
Half Chrome Engine | $1,100 | |||
Secondary Color Engine | $1,350 | |||
Full Chrome Engine | $1,500 | |||
Engine Tunes | EMS Upgrade, Level 1 | $9,000 | ||
EMS Upgrade, Level 2 | $12,500 | |||
EMS Upgrade, Level 3 | $18,000 | |||
EMS Upgrade, Level 4 | $33,500 | |||
Air Filters | Stock Air Filter | $2,500 | ||
Chrome Air Filter | $5,500 | |||
Large Pod Air Filter | $8,000 | |||
Medium Pod Air Filter | $10,500 | |||
Front Facing Pod Air Filter | $14,000 | |||
Cone Air Filter | $14,500 | |||
Sharp Tip Cone Air Filter | $15,000 | |||
Short Ram Pipe | $15,500 | |||
Long Angled Ram Pipe | $16,000 | |||
Exhausts | Stock Exhaust | $260 | ||
Drag Pipes | $750 | |||
Side Slash Exhausts | $1,800 | |||
Double Chop Exhausts | $3,000 | |||
Explosives | Ignition Bomb | $5,000 | ||
Remote Bomb | $7,500 | |||
Horns | Main article: Los Santos Customs/Horns | - | ||
Lights | Stock Lights | $600 | ||
Xenon Lights | $7,500 | |||
Livery | None | $11,400 | ||
Red Flames | $18,240 | |||
Blue Flames | $19,380 | |||
Ghost Flames | $20,520 | |||
Basic Pinstripe | $21,660 | |||
Outline Pinstripe | $22,800 | |||
Classic Pinstripe | $23,370 | |||
Patriot Paintover | $23,939 | |||
Blue Tribal | $24,510 | |||
Tropical Green | $25,080 | |||
Ornate Stripe | $25,650 | |||
Stealthy Snake | $26,220 | |||
Major Milspec | $26,789 | |||
Flamed Patina | $27,360 | |||
Thin Stripe Patina | $27,930 | |||
Fat Stripe Patina | $28,500 | |||
Patriot Patina | $29,070 | |||
Outline Pinstripe Patina | $29,639 | |||
Classic Pinstripe Patina | $30,210 | |||
Loss/Theft Prevention | Tracker | Too Hot | ||
Full Coverage | Too Hot | |||
Plates | Blue on White 1 | $200 | ||
Blue on White 2 | $200 | |||
Blue on White 3 | $200 | |||
Yellow on Blue | $300 | |||
Yellow on Black | $600 | |||
Respray | Main article: Vehicle Customization in GTA V/Respray Colors | - | ||
Sell | Sell Vehicle | Too Hot | ||
Transmission | Stock Transmission | $1,000 | ||
Street Transmission | $29,500 | |||
Sports Transmission | $32,500 | |||
Race Transmission | $40,000 | |||
Turbo | None | $5,000 | ||
Turbo Tuning | $50,000 | |||
Wheels | Main article: Los Santos Customs/Wheels | - |
Gallery[]
Video[]
Locations[]
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- Available for purchase from Southern San Andreas Super Autos for $1,995,000, but only during the annual Halloween event. However, players that have purchased it can buy another one at any time of the year thereafter.
Events[]
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- Could be won from the Lucky Wheel in the Casino during the Halloween Surprise 2019 event.
Radio Stations[]
- In Grand Theft Auto Online, the default radio stations are grouped by genre. The Sanctus uses the "Rock" group which can play:
- Los Santos Rock Radio
- Radio Mirror Park
- Kult FM (Enhanced Editions only)
- Vinewood Boulevard Radio (May not play due to a three station limit within the group)
Trivia[]
- The name of this vehicle means "Saint" in Latin.
- Unless the player can purchase the Sanctus, this bike will not be shown from other non-customized bikes in Races.
- The bike is currently the only vehicle to feature colored stock headlights that are not white or yellow; in this case, they are red. This makes this bike very easy to spot from the sky at night.
- A possible early/beta version of the Sanctus can be seen on the back of the Daemon manual, with both featuring a prominent skull motif. Much like how the Sanctus is based on the Avarus, the unknown chopper seems to be based on the Hexer.
See Also[]
- Avarus - The stock model without skull or skeleton modifications.
- Fränken Stange and Lurcher - Two other halloween-themed vehicles in GTA Online.