Motorcross enthusiast James Marsh is all kitted up with nowhere to go after thieves stole his brand-new birthday present.

James Marsh

The £2,500 bike was taken from a lock-up garage at the family home in Osler Road, Headington, just days after the keen rider was handed the keys.

James, a Year 8 pupil at Marston Middle School, was overjoyed when he was presented with his new all-terrain machine for his 13th birthday.

But a week later, the green Kawasaki bike went missing in the early hours of November 17.

His mother Sue Marsh said: "I'm so gutted -- he only had it for a week before it was stolen. I'm certain those responsible must have known he had just had it as a present and targeted the machine."