I shipped two 250`s from Ct. to Ca. last summer with Foreward Air. I was able to strap two bikes down into one container. I had the buyer UPS tiedowns, and two padlocks. The total was $500. They left on a friday afternoon, and the buyer called me on Monday saying they arrived already.
Not bad from one end of the country to the other in 3 days. The containers they use are made of steel with anchors for the tiedowns and are made to hold Harleys. Both bikes arrived unscathed. I also shipped Mark Brown`s RG 500 to him a few years back from Ct. to Fla., and it cost around $350.
Foreward Air is the best IMHO.
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Mike