I emailed NLTTB, the company that builds the clickwhip and let them know what happened. The next morning, I recieved and email from Donald Bauman, the owner and creator of the clickwhip, giving me some options. He had indeed recieved my payment through paypal but did not get the order. He offered to ship the whips, cancel the sale and refund all my money, or since he lived close by in Redlands, let me pick up the whips there to save about $20 in shipping.
To make a long story longer, today I met Don who aside from machining almost all the hardware himself, has been duning in Glamis since the late seventies. He is a very cool guy with a great product in the clickwhip.
The standard whip that I bought had the option of plain brass fittings or a high zoot nickle finish. I chose the nickle thinking that if chrome adds 5 horsepower, nickle must add something.
As I mentioned before, all hardware except for the spring loaded ball bearing housing is machined by Don himself. The nickle on this particular piece was applied by embee coatings.
The whiplight turned out to be pretty cool. I've been playing with it since I brought it home. The plastic housing is a two piece design, machined to screw together. Inside is a tirefly that is quite bright. Brighter by far then the 9volt battery powered light I had on before. Don says in his website that the plastic is a special material that actually makes the light brighter. The led tirefly is normally visable only from the top. The plastic housing captures the light and bounces it all around so it is more visable. At rest, the tirefly turns off after 12 seconds. Vibration from an engine is enough to turn it back on.
It was very easy to add my GlamisDunes.com flag underneath the required red flag with an extra silicon gromet that Don was nice enough to add for me. Another plus is that they are completely rebuildable. Don will provide any parts you need.
Do yourselves a favor when you are thinking about buying a whip next. These aren't the skinny cheapies you can find at chaparral or vendors row but thick sturdy fiberglass using top quality components built right here in So Cal by a duner. Not imported from a third world company by a "businessman" who has never had the pleasure of sand in his ears.
Blue just wouldn't look as good. Now on Carries bike, the blue and nickel would look great. What color is that tundra of yours, I mean hers? 
I put a regular tire fly thingy on the top of it that I put the batteries back in if someone rides it at night.
