I just went outside and did some measuring. It seems that the rear shock/link will bolt right up to the 250ex swingarm with a little modification. You'd have to move the re-enforcing crossmember to make it fit. What i think could go wrong has to do with the fact that the 250 swingey is shorter than the 450's. This would make the ride harsher but you cant get much harsher than a stock 250 shock. I came up with this idea looking at the specs of each machine. They are close to the same weight, so i thought the 450 shock would be right at home on the 250. the linkage would hang down but i could fashion a guard for it. The machine would sit lower in the back also, I think this would help the stabiltity of the machine considerably