Organiser Dallas Goldburg said smiling onlookers applauded the riders and some newlyweds even invited them to pose for pictures in the central business district.
The cyclists left Edinburgh Gardens, North Fitzroy, at 3.30pm (AEDT) on Sunday and made their way through the city.
Mr Goldburg said the event aimed at raising issues such as fuel dependency
"It`s a good bike-awareness thing," he told AAP.
"It`s a chance to remove that lycra and not have people have a prejudice on why people are bike-riding.
"The cycling phenomenon is just getting bigger and bigger with the price of petrol going up."
The World Naked Bike Ride will travel to Adelaide, Brisbane, Newcastle and Daylesford in country Victoria next Saturday and Canberra on March 20.
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