diff --git a/ionic/animations/animation.js b/ionic/animations/animation.js
index c11fc5611b..e9567b2c39 100644
--- a/ionic/animations/animation.js
+++ b/ionic/animations/animation.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-import {CSS} from '../util/dom';
+import {CSS, raf} from '../util/dom';
 
-const RENDER_DELAY = 36;
+const RENDER_DELAY = 32;
 let AnimationRegistry = {};
 
 /**
@@ -17,10 +17,11 @@ let AnimationRegistry = {};
   8) Run from/to animation on elements
   9) Animations finish async
  10) Set inline styles w/ the "to" effects on elements
- 11) Add after classes to elements
- 12) Remove after classes from elements
- 13) Call onFinish()
- 14) Resolve play()'s promise
+ 11) Call onFinish()
+ 12) Wait one rAF
+ 13) Add after classes to elements
+ 14) Remove after classes from elements
+ 15) Resolve play()'s promise
 **/
 
 export class Animation {
@@ -209,7 +210,10 @@ export class Animation {
             children[i]._onFinish();
           }
           self._onFinish();
-          resolve();
+          raf(() => {
+            self._onAfter();
+            resolve();
+          });
         });
       }
 
@@ -291,42 +295,47 @@ export class Animation {
 
   _onFinish() {
     // after the animations have finished
-    const self = this;
+    if (!this._isFinished) {
+      this._isFinished = true;
+      this.onFinish && this.onFinish();
+    }
+  }
+
+  _onAfter() {
+    // one requestAnimationFrame after onFinish happened
     let i, j, ele;
 
-    if (!self._isFinished) {
-      self._isFinished = true;
+    for (i = 0; i < this._children.length; i++) {
+      this._children[i]._onAfter();
+    }
 
-      if (self.playbackRate() < 0) {
-        // reverse direction
-        for (i = 0; i < self._el.length; i++) {
-          ele = self._el[i];
+    if (this.playbackRate() < 0) {
+      // reverse direction
+      for (i = 0; i < this._el.length; i++) {
+        ele = this._el[i];
 
-          for (j = 0; j < self._bfAdd.length; j++) {
-            ele.classList.remove(self._bfAdd[j]);
-          }
-
-          for (j = 0; j < self._bfRmv.length; j++) {
-            ele.classList.add(self._bfRmv[j]);
-          }
+        for (j = 0; j < this._bfAdd.length; j++) {
+          ele.classList.remove(this._bfAdd[j]);
         }
 
-      } else {
-        // normal direction
-        for (i = 0; i < self._el.length; i++) {
-          ele = self._el[i];
-
-          for (j = 0; j < self._afAdd.length; j++) {
-            ele.classList.add(self._afAdd[j]);
-          }
-
-          for (j = 0; j < self._afRmv.length; j++) {
-            ele.classList.remove(self._afRmv[j]);
-          }
+        for (j = 0; j < this._bfRmv.length; j++) {
+          ele.classList.add(this._bfRmv[j]);
         }
       }
 
-      self.onFinish && self.onFinish();
+    } else {
+      // normal direction
+      for (i = 0; i < this._el.length; i++) {
+        ele = this._el[i];
+
+        for (j = 0; j < this._afAdd.length; j++) {
+          ele.classList.add(this._afAdd[j]);
+        }
+
+        for (j = 0; j < this._afRmv.length; j++) {
+          ele.classList.remove(this._afRmv[j]);
+        }
+      }
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/ionic/components/app/util.scss b/ionic/components/app/util.scss
index c8544fa6cb..4037c59871 100644
--- a/ionic/components/app/util.scss
+++ b/ionic/components/app/util.scss
@@ -85,7 +85,9 @@ $content-padding:    10px !default;
   opacity: 0;
   z-index: $z-index-click-block;
   transform: translate3d(-9999px, 0px, 0px);
-  overflow: hidden;
+
+  //background: red;
+  //opacity: .3;
 }
 
 .click-block-active {
diff --git a/ionic/components/nav-bar/nav-bar.js b/ionic/components/nav-bar/nav-bar.js
index 5e425e904d..0906bb6b13 100644
--- a/ionic/components/nav-bar/nav-bar.js
+++ b/ionic/components/nav-bar/nav-bar.js
@@ -72,10 +72,8 @@ export class Navbar {
   alignTitle() {
     // called after the navbar/title has had a moment to
     // finish rendering in their correct locations
-
     const navbarEle = this._ele;
-    const innerTitleEle = this._innerTtEle || (this._innerTtEle = navbarEle.querySelector('.navbar-inner-title'));
-    const titleEle = this._ttEle || (this._ttEle = innerTitleEle.querySelector('ion-title'));
+    const titleEle = this._ttEle || (this._ttEle = navbarEle.querySelector('ion-title'));
 
     // don't bother if there's no title element
     if (!titleEle) return;
@@ -87,9 +85,8 @@ export class Navbar {
     if (titleStyle.textAlign !== 'center') return;
 
     // get all the dimensions
-    const titleOffsetWidth = titleEle.offsetWidth;
     const titleOffsetLeft = titleEle.offsetLeft;
-    const titleOffsetRight = navbarEle.offsetWidth - (titleOffsetLeft + titleOffsetWidth);
+    const titleOffsetRight = navbarEle.offsetWidth - (titleOffsetLeft + titleEle.offsetWidth);
 
     let marginLeft = 0;
     let marginRight = 0;
@@ -104,6 +101,7 @@ export class Navbar {
 
     if ((marginLeft || marginRight) && margin !== this._ttMargin) {
       // only do an update if it has to
+      const innerTitleEle = this._innerTtEle || (this._innerTtEle = navbarEle.querySelector('.navbar-inner-title'));
       innerTitleEle.style.margin = this._ttMargin = margin;
     }
   }
diff --git a/ionic/components/nav-bar/nav-bar.scss b/ionic/components/nav-bar/nav-bar.scss
index b14f66ffe9..9ad65d54ff 100644
--- a/ionic/components/nav-bar/nav-bar.scss
+++ b/ionic/components/nav-bar/nav-bar.scss
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ ion-navbar {
   justify-content: space-between;
   order: $flex-order-toolbar-top;
 
-  transform: translate3d(0px, -9999px, 0px);
+  transform: translate3d(100%, 0px, 0px);
   &.show-navbar {
     transform: translate3d(0px, 0px, 0px);
   }
diff --git a/ionic/components/view/view-controller.js b/ionic/components/view/view-controller.js
index 18a293f70d..971df6e53d 100644
--- a/ionic/components/view/view-controller.js
+++ b/ionic/components/view/view-controller.js
@@ -122,8 +122,6 @@ export class ViewController {
 
     opts.animate = (opts.animation !== 'none');
 
-    this.transitionStart(opts);
-
     // wait for the new item to complete setup
     enteringItem.stage(() => {
 
@@ -144,6 +142,13 @@ export class ViewController {
         transAnimation.duration(0);
       }
 
+      let duration = transAnimation.duration();
+      if (duration > 64) {
+        // block any clicks during the transition and provide a
+        // fallback to remove the clickblock if something goes wrong
+        ClickBlock(true, duration + 200);
+      }
+
       // start the transition
       transAnimation.play().then(() => {
 
@@ -193,9 +198,6 @@ export class ViewController {
     enteringItem.shouldCache = false;
     enteringItem.willEnter();
 
-    // start the transition
-    this.transitionStart({ animate: true });
-
     // wait for the new item to complete setup
     enteringItem.stage(() => {
 
@@ -283,13 +285,6 @@ export class ViewController {
     return false;
   }
 
-  transitionStart(opts) {
-    if (opts.animate) {
-      // block possible clicks during transition
-      ClickBlock(true, 520);
-    }
-  }
-
   transitionComplete() {
 
     this.items.forEach((item) => {
diff --git a/ionic/transitions/ios-transition.js b/ionic/transitions/ios-transition.js
index f3219db822..ed9cbd2401 100644
--- a/ionic/transitions/ios-transition.js
+++ b/ionic/transitions/ios-transition.js
@@ -63,11 +63,11 @@ class IOSTransition extends Transition {
     } else {
       // forward direction
       this.enteringView
-        .from(TRANSLATEX, '99%')
+        .from(TRANSLATEX, OFF_RIGHT)
         .from(OPACITY, 1);
 
       this.enteringTitle
-        .from(TRANSLATEX, '97%');
+        .from(TRANSLATEX, OFF_RIGHT);
 
       this.leavingView
         .to(TRANSLATEX, OFF_LEFT)
diff --git a/ionic/util/click-block.js b/ionic/util/click-block.js
index b2e03c9524..b8cd01f9fb 100644
--- a/ionic/util/click-block.js
+++ b/ionic/util/click-block.js
@@ -1,15 +1,9 @@
-
 const CSS_CLICK_BLOCK = 'click-block-active';
 const DEFAULT_EXPIRE = 330;
 let cbEle, fallbackTimerId;
 let isShowing = false;
 
 
-function preventClick(ev) {
-  ev.preventDefault();
-  ev.stopPropagation();
-}
-
 function show(expire) {
   clearTimeout(fallbackTimerId);
   fallbackTimerId = setTimeout(hide, expire || DEFAULT_EXPIRE);
@@ -23,10 +17,6 @@ function show(expire) {
       cbEle = document.createElement('div');
       cbEle.className = 'click-block ' + CSS_CLICK_BLOCK;
       document.body.appendChild(cbEle);
-      cbEle.addEventListener('touchstart', preventClick);
-      cbEle.addEventListener('mousedown', preventClick);
-      cbEle.addEventListener('pointerdown', preventClick);
-      cbEle.addEventListener('MSPointerDown', preventClick);
     }
   }
 }