The boots Max wears in the first movie are 1970s Australian Rossiter aka Rossi motorcycle boots. (full info here: http://www.madmaxcostumes.com/boots.htm and here: http://www.madmaxcostumes.com/C2/max-boots.htm)
Given that these are now rare and expensive the best option is to have a pair of less expensive boots modified. Old Russian (or similar country like Ukraine) military boots are a good match. The bottom portion of the boots is nearly identical, only a very close look will reveal that the overlap is opposite where the two parts of the boot come together.
A quick note on sizing - there are charts online that will convert the size numbers of Russian boots to U.S. and other sizes but you should only use this as a ballpark figure. I always ask the seller for an actual measurement of the bottom of the boot from heel to toe and then compare this with a pair of my own boots to determine if they'll fit right.
The Russian boots can be modified by a good shoe repair or custom leather shop. But finding one that can do it right can be a bit tricky. The modifications to the boots can be done from photos but it's best if you can provide the shop with a real pair of accurate boots that they can borrow to use as reference while modifying. I was lucky to find a very qualified shop and even luckier to have on loan Karol's personal pair of vintage Rossi boots when I got mine done.
KNOW BEFORE YOU BUY:
The first important thing when looking for Russian boots is to make sure that the leather is smooth. Many of the ones that appear on eBay these days have an incorrect rough or "pebbled" texture to the leather. The second semi-important thing to look for is a cobbled leather sole. It looks like this:
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MODIFICATIONS:
Modifications to the boots consist of a strip of leather added down the back (often will need to be hand-stitched at the heel to be done correctly), two loops added to the back strip for holding the boot straps to the back of the boot, two side loops to hold the strap at the top of the boot, boot straps created and added at the top and the bottom, the top of the boots cut off and a notch cut in the front, and several cuts at the front top of the boot for putting the straps through.
Below are pictures of my replica MFP boots created in this way:
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