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Stone

The 1974 Australian film Stone is possibly the greatest biker film ever made.

Hugh Keays-Byrne stars as Toad, five years before he played Toecutter in Mad Max:

(Vincent Gil, who played Mad Max's Nightrider, also appears.)

How seriously Stone takes bikes is apparent in the opening credits, which details the various steps of starting up a motorcycle:

There is a nice race scene through narrow, hilly streets:

The funeral procession scene featured 400 bikers:

The standard rumble between gangs has an extra element of realism, as the opposing bike gang was portrayed by a real gang.