Can't add a transition in fcp 7

Hey guys - I have two motion clips in fcp 7 and I know all about having handles and have even clipped away some footage to double check but I cannot add a transition between these clips. Any ideas?
ps I checked and have plenty of room for handles

Thanks for the replies.
Russ: I moved my inpoints and outpoints further in a but in actuality I already has several seconds of footage before the inpoint and after the outpoint to deal with.
Meg: I thought about that and zoomed in as far as I could and I didn't have any blank frames that I could see.
Btw, just for clarity - When I said that the clips are 'motion' clips - they came out of Apple Motion 4.

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