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Will, you're correct on the different rotors for the liter Daytonas and S3's. If I recall correctly, the larger bikes are a 5 bolt pattern as apposed to the TT600/S4/D600/650 6 bolt. The dish backspacing might be different also. Also, you would have to find a wheel that used a rotor of the same or close to the same diameter, else you will have to do some sort of spacing out or in of the Triumph calipers (in being impossible). Another thing to remember is axle diameters. Although if the difference between one make's axle size to the TT600/S4/D600/650 20mm axle is only 1 or 2 mm, different bearings might suffice. However, like some GSXR wheels, the 25mm axle just won't jive well with 20mm holes in the Triumph forks.

The loss of the stock speedo and the need to build a spacer will definitely present another issue. Unless you have a lathe and mill, or know a machinist who will work for cheap, or have a fat wallet to pay a machinist who won't work for cheap, the task of swapping different make wheels onto a TT600/S4 would seem daunting and too expensive to me--not to say it can't be done.
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Captive spacers? If the bearing size is that far off, this would probably make the most sense wouldn't it? You are going to have to make spacers anyway.
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X1wagner, good point on the captive spacers. In my opinion, finding a direct fit wheel bearing to go from 'x' OD to a 20mm ID would be easiest as far as machining spacers goes. You'd just need 20mm ID spacers to get the wheel centered.
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I'm with you, I was just pointing out that this is a great opportunity to not have to shove spacers in your wheels when you're mounting them up.

Then you could go endurance racing.
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so then where can i get aftermarket wheels for the tt?
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I think the trick is that you can't.

That doesn't mean that you couldn't cobble some together with enough $, time and machining skills. Probably a combination of all 3. There aren't any after market wheel choices for for the Triumphs so yours would have to come from some other bike or some other bike's application. If you follow the link, there is a comparison of wheel brands, it may help you in your quest.

http://www.sportrider.com/sportbike_...son/index.html

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