450 Clutch problem

[mike989]

I replaced the fiber plates on my 03 FSE, everthing went fine, I thought. I blead about a 1/4 can of new dot4 fluid through the system. The clutch had full resistance, felt fine. Started the bike let it warm for a minute, pulled the clutch lever, and there was no resistance, nothing. Shut the bike off to bleed the system more, and there was full resistance again?? I've now bleed more than a 1/2 can of fluid, and I get full a full stream of fluid each lever pull, no bubbles. Now the clutch works while the bike idles, but goes away during the shift to second, no resistance at all, let the bike idle, and the clutch comes back.
I'm thinking the traditional bleeding sequence is not working for hydraulic clutches. Is air causing this, if so, how much air and where is the air hiding?
Anybody else have this problem with hydro clutches?