Actually it was a squirrel in MD, but I dont think so, I had just enough time to squeeze the tank with my knees before I hit it so that may have helped as well.
PS for any one in Cali the little rock squirrel things that are sort of chubby and run super slow are a pain in the rear to avoid.
PPS if you hit a bird with a DRZ400S you wont know it until you see the feathers and chunks of meat stuck in the radiator/wheel/fairings
