It?s been a couple of years since Harley-Davidson revealed the LiveWire and sent shockwaves through the industry. It was the first battery-powered sportbike from a major OEM, and it still has no competition.
Milwaukee positioned (and priced) the LiveWire as a halo product, so column inches have been high and sales low. That also means there have been no significant customs based on the LiveWire, as far as we can tell. There?s been the odd paint job, and the Long Way Up bikes were certainly modified, but that?s essentially it.

So our eyebrows went up when Jens vom Brauck dropped us a line to say he?d just finished a custom LiveWire, a commission straight from Harley-Davidson’s mothership in Milwaukee.
Called ?Silent Alarm,? it?s a sleek and coherent restyle. At first glance, it?s hard to pin down why it looks so good?much in the same way that Singer 911s and Emory 356s are obviously Porsches, but look subtly different.
Based in Cologne, Jens is the man behind JVB-moto, one of the most acclaimed European custom shops. His style is clean and distinctive and he has impeccable judgment, which made us keen to know what he thinks of the standard LiveWire.
?When I first rode it, in early 2020, I instantly fell in love,? says Jens. ?And when Harley asked if I wanted to build a bike for them, I couldn?t say no.?

Jens is no blinkered electric fanboy, though. ?I don’t think that electric bikes will save the world,? he says. ?I understand all the discussions about ec...