Cant get the starter to turn the eng. also i dont know were its a

Have you tried the electrical connections to the battery. Corrosion on any terminal will not make a connection to the bike. If this does not work, trace your wired from starter button down through to the starting mechanism. If intact it may need a new starter.

TO ALL VN1500 OWNERS....This once happen to me,
I went to the garage to start the bike "Nothing ""The first thing is the lights are bright but no turning over,Next you think the solenoid is kaput but the answer was very simple and the fix takes 30 seconds..
Do not take the bike to bits looking for other problems and look at the clutch leaver and you will see some wires going into a plastic shroud going into the switch in the clutch leaver, Make sure this has not popped out if its connection as it some times may do after a few years due to constant turning on the handlebars,
When this is not connected you will have a bike that will not fire up but comes alive and you will hear a clicking noise but this is from the engine carb area and every function of the bike will work but it will not turn over, Worth looking at and saves sixteen quid for a starter unit you never needed.

Good Evening. To be honest if you have 2 good batteries and a good ground (a must) I would get the starter checked for good measure. I would not assume your timing is off if the batteries are new and good. I would be sure of proper connection, I have seen people have dirty grounds not making good connection and have also seen starters just go bad and start drawing too much to turn over. Hope this points you in the right direction.
Thanks,
Joey

sounds like the battery to me, have it checked by a sparky, they dont give you much warning before they **** themselves, I had to replace mine only a few months ago

On The vulcan you can access the starter relay directly, you have 2 bolts for the power leads on the back, carefully short the two big bolts with a screw driver, this wil put power directly on the starter bypassing all. If you think that there is a problem maybee with the starter, then 1st remove the starter from the engine and do the same test outside the engine to avoid damage.
i do have starters in stock. www.bikepartsonline.co.za

Measure the voltage on the starter side of the solenoid with the kill switch ON and the key ON and the starter switch PRESSED - trans in N. IF it is not 12 volts, it may be faulty.

Either the starter turns over or not, if not it is either the batt or connections at the batt or the starter is shot >

Check continuity at the kill switch? sidestand switch? Either could be malfunctioning. What does your manual tell you about the starter relay circuit?