We took in a similar machine some years ago and it certainly was a quality bit of kit. Unfortunately this particular one had a problem in that we couldn’t stop the carb flooding. Simple enough – fit a new needle and seat. However a lot of chasing around via Ransomes and Iseki in France failed to produce the required items and it got put to one side and eventually jobbed out.
As far as the Kawasaki connection goes, no one suggested or mentioned this during our searches. I still have a photo copy parts parts list for the carb and there is nothing on this to suggest a Kawasaki connection, but ……….!