Since 2003 for my vacations I've been carrying Gold Wings, HD Baggers, my Triumph Explorer and now my new-to-me R3 in the bed of my 2001 Chevy 1/2 ton pickup back and forth from British Columbia to (initially) San Diego and now since 2011 to my winter digs in Mesa, AZ. 10's of thousands of km's over the years. I bought one of these in 2003 (not my truck or photo)
Mine is silver, is very well made and folds in half to lay beside the sides of the bike while in transit AND/OR can fit behind me in my extended cab. I bought mine off their eBay website at a discount. It folds nicely out of the way when at home in the garage. I made a wooden chock for the bed of the truck for travel. Loading it isn't difficult because going forward and having your feet on the side ramps feels safe and when I take it out of the truck (wherever my destination is) I just look for a place where the trucking is angled down to the rear (at a curb or sidewalk at my motel) anywhere to reduce the angle of the ramp and I roll it back off. Going backwards takes a "little" guts the first few times but there is nearly always someone to assist. I've driven a few times to dealerships where they'll let one or more of their young employees help me as a courtesy to a rider. I'm 5'6" tall, 66 y.o. and have NEVER come close to dumping my bike. Maybe when I get old
I won't be able to do it but so far it's worked great AND seeing your bike safely in the truckbed for a long distance is comforting!