Ghost bikes haunting the San Andreas countryside? The truth is even weirder.
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Ghost bikes haunting the San Andreas countryside? The truth is even weirder.

The infamous 'Ghost Motorcycles' of GTA: San Andreas—riderless bikes with engines running that spawn around Back O' Beyond—are actually a spawn glitch. The game generates the motorcycle before the NPC driver loads in, creating a brief window where an empty bike sits there running. Some players even reported seeing them move on their own, but this was just the delayed driver finally appearing and riding off.

Verdict:Busted

Source: Ghost Motorcycles — CC BY-SA

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Classic GTA: San Andreas screenshot showing the eerie Back O' Beyond area where the ghost motorcycles spawn riderless.
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Classic GTA: San Andreas screenshot showing the eerie Back O' Beyond area where the ghost motorcycles spawn riderless.

An empty, engine-running bike caught in that exact spawn glitch window — the driver hasn't loaded in yet.
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An empty, engine-running bike caught in that exact spawn glitch window — the driver hasn't loaded in yet.

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