I paid $500 for shipment by sea from Phoenix AZ to my house in Cambridge in 2006. For that price I had to crate it myself and deliver the crate to the shipping warehouse in Phoenix. I used a Ducati shipping container, which was strong enough to stack (mandatory), and free of charge. The steel frame of the crate is originally covered in cardboard which had been thrown away, so I covered it with pallet wrap instead - no problem. If your bike is in Arizona I can help with contacts.

The attached pic is the bike's arrival in UK.

EDIT: can't attach pic (why?) - here's a link http://www.speedzilla.com/forums/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=1228&ppuser=3199