Well, I had mine shipped from WA to FL now that I think about it. I forgot, because it was paid for by the air force, but they contract private companies. When I was around they were very careful with it. It was crated up and shipped to FL. The only things I didn't like were the fact that the packing and crating process made my clean bike dirty and put little tiny scratches all over the windscreen.
Oh, and you have to drain all the gas & oil. Word of advice warm oil is actually in fact very hot and gas tastes horrible. This is just what I hear...