can't hurt to say it twice

all you guys are right that each situation is different, but i think its best to get the option of standing it up and running it off the road out of your head, if something like gravel or a deer does happen i think your instincts will take over and you'll stand it up to avoid it no matter what your told or think you should do, but for the other situations like being in a turn "too fast" i think its best to not even consider running off because i've never seen it turn out well

as for braking in turns, CBR600 is right you can 'late brake' to the apex, but i think thats an advanced skill left to someone with his experience, as a newbie i think braking in turns should still stay a no-no, straight up and down braking with some skill bikes stop damn good, but once you start leaning it you've got a tiny little contact patch to work with thats already using up part of his adhesion for the act of turning.... none of these are absolute rules, but guidelines that i think for the time being should be thought of as rules so you can stay riding long enough to be able to break them